Comments on: Tuesday Twister – Chocolate Mint

By: Pat in TX

Pat in TX — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:36:41 +0000

You can use fresh mint of any kind to make tea without drying it and without boiling water. Take a couple handfuls of your mint and tear/bruise it in a bowl. Add about a quart of pure water and *massage* it like you are kneading bread. Strain it off and add some more water. The water will turn a greenish tea color and taste great! Amounts vary, but you can always taste and adjust with more water or more mint. I figure doing it this way leaves anything beneficial from the fresh herbs right in the tea, plus the children find it fun to do.

By: Julieanne Miller

Julieanne Miller — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:03:21 +0000

Wardeh, it was so neat to see you post about the chocolate mint tea, because my neighbor has had an abundance of chocolate mint plants for years and years now. We dug up three plants last week and planted them in large pots and have them in the shade due to the hot heat this week. They seemed to wither at first, but are now looking fairly good.

If you would like some more chocolate mint, my neighbor has a lot that she would be willing to share.

The only concern is that there are a lot of cats around her property as she feeds and takes care of 9 feral cats in the neighborhood.

I wonder if rinsing off the leaves well and drying them in the food dehydrator would take care of any bacteria or anything from the possibility of cats being around the plants? Do you know?

If you would like some plants from her, or just some leaves, let me know, and I’ll arrange for you to be able to get some the next time you’re in town.

Julieanne
http://www.JoyInOurJourney.com

By: CarmenV

CarmenV — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:14:10 +0000

I’m late today, its past tuesday, many computer problems these past few days. Thank you again Wardeh for hosting. Today’s post, a crustless quiche, wonderful for lunch with friends or for dinner.

p.s. Leah and I continue to enjoy our time together following the fundementals ecourse! we are now on week 2, a little behind but that’s ok. have a blessed week.
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By: Toni

Toni — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 01:44:30 +0000

I’ve been making fresh leaf spearmint tea with some sprigs of fresh lavender lately. I too usually just grab a bunch of mint & lavender and add to boiling water. We’re kinda just in the begining stages of LF. But this week I made some baked oatmeal w/added blueberries and fresh raw milk for breakfast and tried Erin’s LF ketchup turned BBQ sauce for some grilled chicken.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:22:43 +0000

Hi,
I joined in with my post recapping my week of cooking for a mission team in Ensenada last week.

By: Kelli

Kelli — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:41:05 +0000

I got a chocolate mint plant too! I also found a stevia plant at Bi Mart, so I was thinking about dehydrating both and making tea. How much dried mint to one cup of tea did you use?

By: Ellen@BodyEarth

Ellen@BodyEarth — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:52:02 +0000

This is my first Tuesday Twister, Wardeh! I posted a recipe for Kitchen Sink Chicken Soup. It’s a regular feature in our home. Thanks so much for hosting!
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By: Melodie

Melodie — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:57:33 +0000

I love chocolate mint. We are moving and I am planning to have a small area of the yard just for different mint varieties. Then I don’t have to worry about them taking over anything else. Thanks for hosting!
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