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Nettle infusion

Spring mineral jar. Food-like, not a cold cure, but the cup people miss when the greens are gone.

Gloves to pick. Dry it before it flowers if you can. This is food-strength, not a steroid.

Time
4–8 hours
Yield
1 quart

Method

  1. 1.A pint jar: 1 oz dried nettle (a good handful). Fill with just-off-boil water. Lid.
  2. 2.Sit 4 hours or overnight. Strain. Drink through the next day, cold or warmed.
Dose
1–2 cups a day in season. Some people start this before ragweed and swear by it. Others just get a green cup.
Store
Drink within a day. Dry leaf in jars, a year.

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