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| Lemon Balm |
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| First, Pick all the herbs you want to dry out |
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| Sometimes there are some bad leaves in the bunch |
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| Just set all those aside in a pile. We don't want to use bad leaves for tea/cooking |
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| Wash all your herbs. |
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| I used mini clothespins, that I already had, to hang the herbs on a ribbon to dry. You can also look online at different ways to dry out herbs. I wanted the most natural, instead of using a dehydrator or oven. (You lose a lot of the oils in the leaves when using those methods.) |
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| Voila! Let them dry out for a few days. They will feel dried out and crunch when they are ready to be put into an airtight container! |
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| Make sure your container to keep your herbs is clean and completely dry. You can get these small jar's that have a rubber seal for $1 at a craft store like Joanns. |
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| Start taking down your herbs and pull off the leaves from the stem. |
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| Place inside your container :) |
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| Lemon Balm Herb |
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| I inherited this little glass serving dish from the woman who lived here before us :) Lemon Balm is sitting next to my Organic Cinnamon Sugar |
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| Boiled some water in my kettle |
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| Poured hot water in cup |
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| Added just 3 leaves |
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| Let it steep for 3-5 minutes (depending on the strength you want) |
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| Remove leaves.. |
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| Enjoy a perfect cup of tea! |
