Couple of Tea/Hot Stuff to Drink Ideas

Some of these are from or modified from 'How it all Vegan' Amazing book!
Some of these arose from freegan & urban gardening adventures

Ginger Tea #1
1tbsp fresh grated/chopped ginger to 1 cup hot (not boiling water)
a touch of cayenne pepper
sweetener to taste


Ginger Tea #2
1tbsp fresh grated/chopped ginger
1tbsp lemon juice (1/3-1/2 lemon)
a sprig of fresh mint or spearmint
to 1- 1 1/2 cup hot(not boiling water)

With the ginger teas, either you can seep them in a tea pot for 10 minutes, or preferably, heat to infuse all the flavours either on a stove top (simmer 10-15minutes) or in a microwave for 5-10 minutes

**Important Note (make sure you don't have things like catepillars on your mint)!!!


Cheats Chai
1 generic black tea bag (Irish Breakfast), 1/2 tsp mixed spice

Add the mixed spice when you'd add the tea bag while you make your normal cup of tea. Stir it once or twice to mix it in. Done

*can also be done with powdered ginger &/or cinnamon and tastes amazing.


Lavender Tea
Get 1 -2 flowers and put in one of those tea ball things
Basically this will last you for about 2-3 months. You just start off having it immersed in hot water for a few seconds, as its crazy strong initially, to up to 10minutes towards the end.

Just be careful with this one cause apparently drinking too much lavender tea can be toxic (I never found a quantifiable way to measure too much but keep it to 1-2cups a day and you'll be fine). Also make sure you use cooking lavender, I'm not sure if there is any detriment to using more commercial varieties but I've heard the taste is inferior.

Odd taste, but I like it.


Apple Cider Health Drink
1/2 fresh lemon sliced
1tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 -2 tsp sweetener (I've used treacle, maple syrup and stevia in the past all good)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
2 cups water

Simmer in a saucepan for 5 minutes (as it supposed to be good for you I haven't used the microwave for this one, but I'm sure you could is so inclined)

Makes 2 super strong cup, or 3-4 cups diluted with water. Definatly will explode in your mouth.

I'll stop there, but a whole post to rosehips will be coming up.

Also things I plan on trying if I can find include blackberry leaves, lemon rind, and violets.