Fireweed Tea
Equipment
- Glass Jar
Ingredients
- 1 lb fireweed leaves
Instructions
- Forage for 1 lb fireweed leaves. Collect them just below the blossom using scissors or a small knife. Do not use leaves too near the ground as they can look weepy and do not ferment as well.
- Using your hands, smash leaves so they are "broken." Place in glass jar with lid. Store in humid environment for 2 days, shaking once or twice a day and quickly discarding any sign of molding leaves.
- After 2 days, place leaves on a cookie sheet. Preheat oven to 350F and bake leaves for 20 minutes until they are completely dry. Let cool and store in a air-tight container for up to a year.
- Brew tea to desired strength following the same method that you would for other loose tea leaves.