¾ cup Catnip
leaves*
4 cups cold
water
Sugar
Place leaves in a saucepan and pour boiling water
over. Let steep for 5 to 8 minutes or to
your taste. Prepare the teapot by rinsing with hot running water for
1 minute. Pour tea through a tea
strainer lined with a natural paper (coffee) filter. Stir in sugar. Enjoy!
Yield: 4
servings.
*Harvest and preparation – For fresh use, harvest leaves
as they mature. Cut early in the
morning, just after the dew has evaporated and before the sun is hot. Discard tough stems. Place leaves in a colander and rinse under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels.
Stack leaves together and roll up.
Cut thin slices with a very sharp knife.
Carolyn Gass Hardimon, M. S.
Home Economist