Lovers’ Tea

Victoria The Essential Tea Companion

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/lovers-tea • Posted by GMC Group

This tea is a personal blend to make and store in a tin. Bring it out when the occasion merits something special. For a charming presentation, serve in dainty teacups and decorate with floating rose petals. The rose petals may be from the dozen long-stems delivered that afternoon, or perhaps they were recently cut from rose bushes in the garden. (Just be sure they are pesticide free.) Makes 16 to 20 servings

You will need

1 cup Loose jasmine Tea leaves 1 tbsp Dried Lavender flowers 1 tsp Dried Marjoram ¼ cup Dried Rose Petals 32 To 40 fresh, pesticide-free Rose petals 
(2 for each cup)

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Description

This tea is a personal blend to make and store in a tin. Bring it out when the occasion merits something special. For a charming presentation, serve in dainty teacups and decorate with floating rose petals. The rose petals may be from the dozen long-stems delivered that afternoon, or perhaps they were recently cut from rose bushes in the garden. (Just be sure they are pesticide free.) Makes 16 to 20 servings

Instructions

1. To make the dried tea mixture In a medium bowl, combine the tea leaves, lavender flowers, marjoram, and rose petals.

2. For each cup of tea, put 1 tablespoon of the tea mixture and 3⁄4 cup boiling water into the teapot. Cover with a tea towel or tea cozy and steep for 5 minutes.

3. Stir the tea and strain it into the cups.

4. Remove the bitter white heel from each rose petal. Crush the petals slightly to release their flavor and then gently float 2 petals on the surface of each cup of tea. Serve right away.