Happy Independence Day!

In the 1770’s Colonists forsook the partaking of tea imported from
the British, and thus American women looked to their own gardens and the
world around them to create their own teas.  Ribwort, sassafras, willow
bark, birch, strawberry leaf, lemon balm, verbena, and currant bush
were used as substitutes, as well as raspberry leaves which were used to
make “Hyperion Tea.”  Spearmint, peppermint, wintergreen, orange
bergamot, catnip and pennyroyal were used to create mint teas.  Flowers
such as red rose petals, blossoms of linden, elder, red clover,
chamomile, violet, red rose petals, rosehips, linden blossoms, elder,
red clover, chamomile, violet and goldenrod were also brewed into tea. 
Teas were also made from sweet fern, spicebush, ambrosia, twigs of sweet
gum, fennel and dill seed, parsley, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, and
sage.

Wanna know more? Hie thee over to Colonial Quills, ask for a cup, and settle in with the ladies for an Independence Day celebration Colonial style! We’re going to have a blast!!

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