Last weekend we added all the essential herbs to our garden. Our garden that is growing in more ways than one: parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and others. And of course mint, one of my favorites by far. I knew that it would not be long before I was convincing my helpers to harvest a bunch or two for tea.
I recently added the book Walking the World in Wonder: A Children's Herbal by Ellen Evert Hopman, to our library. It's a beautiful book with great big photos, and each photo is accompanied by a description of each herb with ideas and recipes for using them. It's in this book, that we learned our monarda (bee balm) leaves would be a wonderful addition to our mint iced tea. It's also in this book that we learned all kinds of uses for dried mint and quickly gathered a small bunch and hung it in the pantry to dry.
We gathered our herbs, rinsed them, boiled water (Otis loves to fill the kettle and turn on the burner. All by himself of course), poured the boiling water over the herbs, covered the pot and let them steep for five minutes, added honey, let it cool, and added sliced lemon. They insist on glass ball jars for iced tea, and I agree, they seem to fit the vibe. They also insist on copious amounts of ice. They love breaking the ice out of the ice tray and adding it to their glasses, or jars, as it were. It's delicious tea made with extra honey and lots of love.
Hello! I'm Liz Scott - mama to two little ones, maker, and all around curiosity chaser. I live with my family in Los Angeles, where we seek to fill each day with adventure, joy and creativity. I write about it all here on the blog. Thank you for visiting.
