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Tea, sometimes calming, sometimes invigorating, tea has an illustrious history that spans thousands of years. A necessary part of both ancient ceremony and the O' so modern sophistication, tea follows water as the most well-liked beverage in the world. However, what happens when you are out in the woods and have a hankering for a spot of tea... Well, the unnoticed New Jersey Tea is the next best thing among our native plants. It is found from the tippy top of Maine to the the bottom's bottom of Florida, and west of the Plains. The New Jersey tea tastes like Oriental tea, yet it contains not a drop of caffeine and therefore is not a stimulant, but a delightful tasty tea.
New Jersey tea got its name from the fact that the leaves of it were used as a tea by the soldiers in the American Revolution and early settlers in the United States.
Last bit of Odd and End ~ Native Americans used the red root tea for colds, fevers, snakebites, stomachaches, lung ailments, laxative, blood tonics.
Pretty flower on this plant. I haven't tried this one, but have made rose hip tea from wild roses which are plentiful in our area. Nice to know there is always 'free tea' out there somewhere if we just look.
ReplyDeleteWow, Rose hip tea from wild roses that sounds, YUM! Thanks for dropping by Mem!
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