Shakespeare's Tea

This really is Shakespeare's Tea! The combination of lavender, mint, savory and marjoram as a tea appeared in Act 4 of the Bard's "The Winter's Tale". I can't wait to give this a try. I found it online. I have no clue how many servings this makes. Show more

Ready In: 5 mins

Yields: 1 large batch of tea

Ingredients

  • 1  cup  dried  lavender flowers
  • 2  cups  roughly cut dried peppermint
  • 1  cup  dried summer savory
  • 1  cup  dried  sweet marjoram
  • 1  cup  dried whole  calendula flowers
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Directions

  1. Here is a dried tea blend to keep you young and warm-blooded all winter!
  2. Collect your herbs mid-summer and rub off the stems when dried.
  3. Crumble the Peppermint leaves to match the size of the other greens.
  4. If your Calendulas are huge, break in half when dry.
  5. Use 1 tsp per cup.
  6. In a pot add 1 tsp per person and 1 for the pot!
  7. Steep 3 minutes.
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