Ginger Tea
photo by wicked cook 46
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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1 batch
ingredients
- 1 cup fresh ginger, sliced (washed well, but no need to peel it)
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorn
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons whole black cardamom seeds (can be found at Indian grocery store inexpensively)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove (don't overdo cloves)
- 4 cinnamon sticks
directions
- Put into pot wth a gallon of water.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Turn off heat, add two black teabags (yes, with caffeine, it is needed to provide a catalyst for the other ingredients). Steep for ten minutes with the tea, then remove teabags and continue steeping another 20 minutes.
- Strain.
- Add water to bring volume back to one gallon.
- Store in pitchers in refrigerator.
- Can freeze portions that won't be used in a week.
- To serve, for each cup of tea, add a few ounces of milk, rice dream or soy milk, heat up to almost boiling.
- Note: it is important to add this last ingredient to coat the stomach to protect from possible irritation from the pepper.
- This recipe has the benefits of improving circulation, reducing fever, calming digestion, stimulating the immune system, etc. Taken as a preventative, drastically reduces the incidence of colds, in my personal experience
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Reviews
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The water amount should be listed with the ingredients. I found this to be just a bit to spicy hot for my taste. But it did calm my tummy. Made for Comfort cafe Jan 2009
