tea
Peppermint or spicebush tea
Queasy, gassy, or a tension head. Mint from the bucket, or spicebush twigs from the hollow.
Skip strong mint if it gives you heartburn.
- Time
- 15 minutes
- Yield
- 1 mug
Method
- 1.Mint: 1 Tbsp fresh or 1 tsp dry, just-off-boil, covered 10 minutes.
- 2.Spicebush: a handful of snapped twigs in a small pot, simmer 15 minutes. Leaf is a lighter 10-minute steep.
- 3.Sip warm. A cloth wrung in the leftover mint tea on the forehead for a tight head.