Linden tea
The classic Turkish winter tea: linden flowers steeped, never boiled.
Ingredients
- 1 dessertspoon of dried linden flowers (with their bracts)
- 1 cup of just-boiled water
- Optional: 1 teaspoon of honey or a slice of lemon
Method
- Boil the water and take it off the heat.
- Put the linden in a teapot or cup and pour the water over it.
- Cover and steep for 5–10 minutes.
- Strain and drink, with honey or lemon if you like.
Do not boil linden; it turns bitter and loses its scent. Good linden flowers are yellowish and strongly fragrant.
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