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Christmas Tree Tea: How to Make Pine Needle Tea

Author: Kami McBride

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp fresh or dried chopped pine needles
  • 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

  • Put the water and pine needles in a pot with the lid on.
  • Bring the water and pine needles to a boil and then turn off the heat and let sit for 1 hour.
  • Using a metal strainer, strain out the pine needles.
  • Re-heat the tea.
  • Drink 1 to 3 cups a day at the onset of a cold. This tea can be very drying to your body, so only drink it occasionally or for a couple of days at a time.