Ivan-tea "White-pink" (from the tops)

[YaTatiana-Tatiana]

Ivan-tea "White-pink" (from the tops)

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Ingredients
Tops with buds
from the flower brushes of Ivan-tea	500 gr. and more

Cooking method

• I would like to acquaint all lovers of Ivan tea with another version of tea from this unique plant. About "White-pink" in "Tea Arbor" told YaTatiana-Tatiana: "I was today at Tishinka, an Orthodox fair is being held in the shopping center - various master classes and the sale of folk art goods. An uncle by the name of Grachev is standing there with Ivan tea. He calls the best "white-pink", 100 gr. costs 3200r. Says London applauded this tea. Moreover, this very "white-pink" of different colors - from rotten hay to dark brown, very fragrant, smells of strawberries and rose hips. He says that he dries all teas at t-re not higher than 65 degrees".
• At that time I was interested in another tea - "Fluffy", so all my thoughts were directed at it. I realized too late, when it was already problematic to prepare "Fluffy" Ivan tea - the seed pods began to actively ripen and release fluff. But once I still managed to make "White-pink". And I regretted that I had not thought about it earlier, when there was enough material for him.
• What is this tea made of? Judging by the name and a tiny photo in the price list on Grachev's website, it is prepared from the upper parts of the fireweed flower brushes with unopened whitish-pink buds - 🔗.
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• You can make this tea for about 20 days - from the beginning to the end of June, when flower stalks with buds are just beginning to appear on the stem. At this time, the peduncles are soft, juicy, tender, sweet in taste. And the buds begin to acquire the taste of flowers, but it is not yet as bitter as that of the blossoming ones.
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• As soon as the flowers bloom, the stems become coarse and unsuitable for processing. There are two tops in the photo. The pink part of the stem is visible on the right. She's already rude. Therefore, I had to take only the tops for tea, as on the left - with a delicate greenish stem.
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• When at the end of July I began to collect the tops for tea, then on each stem of such tender areas there were 5 - 7 centimeters left.
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• Oh, and this is a long process! Collecting flower tops in the meadow, many times I caught myself thinking that the creator of the recipe sells it cheaply. Only some 2900 rubles per 100 grams. ! Grachev does not share the recipe for its preparation, but only offers to buy, enticing those who have looked at his website with inviting phrases. I didn't have any special questions about the technology of making tea. I found all the answers for myself in Tatiana's message and in the price list. I decided to cook 2 fermented tea options: Drying in a dryer at low temperature and drying in an oven in the traditional way.
• This was not easy to do, since I managed to collect only 300 grams. the tops. And not because there were none. They were, but the process collecting them very long. This process would be much faster in June.
• As with any tea, first I wilted tops. This stage took me 24 hours.
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• Further I twisted the tops in a meat grinder... Since the granules turned out to be rather loose, I twisted them a second time.
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• There were very few raw materials, so I had to ferment tea in a large tea cup. I decided to ferment for 3 hours. During this time, the smell has become very strong - the tart smell of fireweed flowers, fruits, honey and meadows!
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• Dried tea in an electric dryer at 60 *.
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• Since I wanted to try another version of the tea, I dried in the oven, starting drying at 100 * with a further decrease in temperature to 50 *.
• I decided to try the tea immediately after drying. Brewed, as usual - 2 tsp. for 1 glass of boiling water.
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• The brewed tea turned out to be dark and transparent. The aroma is very strong, floral-honey, the taste is bright, but at the same time, soft and delicate. Doesn't taste like ordinary willow-leaf tea. After drinking a mug of tea, a very pleasant and long sweetish aftertaste remains. It does not disappear even after drinking a glass of clean water. The organism reacted surprisingly. First, sweat appeared !!! Secondly, such cheerfulness appeared that despite the late hour, I was ready to redo a bunch of things.
• Oven-dried tea tasted better. Some "greenish taste" has disappeared in it. But he lost some of the unique flavor. For myself, I decided that I shouldn't "kill" him with a high temperature. Moreover, you cannot make much of such tea.
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• I foresee the question: what if prepare tea from fireweed flowers? You can collect a lot of them. Of course you can ... But it will be a different tea. And I did it when the willow tea was blooming in full force. She did it using the same technology as the white and pink - dried, twisted in a meat grinder, fermented and dried in a dryer.
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• But it was difficult for me to drink it as tea. Ivan tea flowers are very bitter. The stems would save the day, as they have a very pleasant sweetish taste. But as soon as the bud opens, the stem becomes tough and unsuitable for processing in a meat grinder.
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• Think that an excellent option for this tea would be a mixture of tops with leaves in different proportions... There is a material saving and a faster process.
• So, to summarize! The tea is great! You can and should cook it! With one but! If there is little fireweed growing on the nearest Ivan tea plantation, then when preparing such tea at the beginning of the fireweed season, there is a risk of destroying all flower stalks with buds. After all, to make quite a bit of tea from the tops, you need to break them off on a fairly large number of plants. Found information that 100 gr. This tea is obtained from an area of ​​0.3 hectares !!! I am not worried that the fireweed will not produce seeds. It reproduces mainly by roots. But we risk not seeing our beloved fireweed in full glory - blooming and pleasing our souls and eyes. In addition, bees collect pollen from willow-tea flowers and process them into wonderful honey. Therefore, laying out the recipe, I rely on the prudence of Ivan tea gourmets ...
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• Enjoy your tea party!
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Time for preparing:

24 - 36 hours

Cooking program:

Meat grinder, dryer, oven

Note

• The inflorescences of narrow-leaved fireweed contain many useful substances: B vitamins, carotenoids (precursors of vitamin A), polysarachids, pectins, phytosterols (in particular, beta-sitosterin), organic acids, flavonoids (quercetin and kaempferol), coumarins, triterpenoids, tannic substances, a small amount of alkaloids.
• Flowers of fireweed have the ability to remove heavy metals, beryllium salts, lead and others from the body. In addition, willow-tea flowers have a rather powerful radioprotective effect, that is, they protect the body from ionizing radiation.
• Each flower of ivan tea contains 25 mg of nectar.
• A high-molecular compound hanerol was isolated from ivan tea inflorescences as a highly active antitumor agent with low toxicity and a wide range of effects on tumors.

Many thanks to A. Grachev and YaTatiana-Tatiana for getting to know the delicious version of Ivan tea.

You can read about other types of tea in the recipes by following the links:
- Ivan tea (fermentation of fireweed leaves);
- Ivan-tea "Fluffy" (from unripe seed bolls);
- Fermented tea made from leaves of garden and wild plants;
- Country tea (fermented) - seven in one.

Lyudochka dear, I am the first to seem to you to have some tea. And although unfortunately I cannot reach it, it is still bookmarked. After all, my husband dreams of a house, but he doesn’t throw words into the wind .... Then I’ll be the first in line for advice. Thank you dear for your work. And for what you share with us, do not buy. It's time for you to change your nickname. Nick "Tea Fairy" would suit you much better. Luda, how do you look at the new name?

[Irisha]

Irisha, honey, hello! How glad I am to have you with us again. And, of course, that she looked into my recipe, and even the first one! Help yourself, Ira, to hot and fragrant tea!

It's time for you to change your nickname. Nick "Tea Fairy" would suit you much better. Luda, how do you look at the new name?

Tumanchik, thank you for such a high opinion of me! Of course, I don't like my nickname (this working nickname was created for completely different purposes, long before the Breadmaker). But I think that the title of fairy must be earned ... The Chef awarded me the "Tea Guru". It will take a very long time to justify this title ...

Of course, I don't like my nickname (this working nickname was created for completely different purposes, long before the Breadmaker).

Then maybe you will choose something else?

But I think that the title of fairy must be earned ...

Well, if you are not a "Tea Fairy", then who?

Irisha, dear, hello! How glad I am that you are with us again

Thank you dear,

it's so nice to return to where they are expected. how home

[Tumanchik]

Then maybe you will choose something else?

Tumanchik, you won't believe it, nothing goes to your head! I already thought. And for a long time! Everything is somehow not invented.

Well, if you are not a "Tea Fairy", then who?

Irishka, no ... I can't explain, but I just can't connect myself with the FAIRY ... I will continue to think.

it's so nice to return to where they are expected. how home

Yes, Irish, we missed you so much ... It's great that you are with us. I hope you are doing well.

I hope you are doing well.

thanks dear, everything is already good.

everything is already good

Well, thank God! I am very glad!

And then there was such an alarming aftertaste when I read your message that you are leaving for a while ...

Irishka, no ... I can't explain, but I just can't connect myself with the FAIRY ... I will continue to think.

Tea Queen !!!! Well, of course!!! Queen!!! Girls support! HELP !!!

Well, thank God! I am very glad!

And then there was such an alarming aftertaste when I read your message that you are leaving for a while ...

oh, don't remind me. I was in a hurry. scared everyone. but there was no time to think too much. I wrote on the suitcase.

I'll tell you in HP tomorrow

[Tumanchik]

Tumanchik,

Tea Queen !!!! Well, of course!!! Queen!!! Girls support! HELP !!!

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, thanks a lot for the detailed explanation of the process! Very interested! I immediately searched the Internet in search of information on the fermentation of Ivan-tea (this is new to me). Very interesting! It's a pity the time has passed, but next year I will definitely try to do

Teeeeks, well, from ours, I'm the first! People are stunned! I just felt the taste and smell of our tea, but with some understatement, because you won't try it already, but it's a pity! Take a walk in the woods, what is the olive?
Thank you, our dear, for another masterpiece!
As for the nickname, we are all used to it, but if we need it, we need it! The Queen is good, so dignified! It is necessary to discuss in the gazebo, our dreamers will definitely come up with something, maybe worse!
Tumanchik, I'm very glad that everything is fine, I thought! And it's even nicer that you are with us!

Lyudochka, what are you clever, again a new recipe. Very nicely described. All the recipes "in the studio" in the form of an album with a photo of tea making, the time has come. I also got used to Nick, but I support the Queen.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudochka new recipe! That's lovely!
I support the new nickname!

Good morning! And I like the Fairy.

Svetochka, I also like Fairy, Lyudochka to choose.

All the recipes "in the studio" in the form of an album with a photo of tea making, the time has come. I also got used to Nick, but I support the Queen.

And I am for.

[COGT]

thanks a lot for the detailed explanation of the process! Very interested! I immediately searched the Internet in search of information on the fermentation of Ivan-tea (this is new to me). Very interesting! It's a pity the time has passed, but next year I will definitely try to do

COGT, Olga, to your health! Thank you for your attention to the recipe. And you do not go to the Internet for tea recipes. We have everything on the site. I exhibited recipes. You can see by following the links:
- Ivan tea (fermentation of fireweed leaves);
- Ivan-tea "White-pink" (from the tops);
- Ivan-tea "Fluffy" (from immature seed bolls);
- Fermented tea made from leaves of garden and wild plants ;
- Country tea (fermented) - seven in one.
If the willow-tea season is coming to an end (although you can still do it in your region), then it has just begun from garden plants. So, you can also make tea from willow tea leaves and from the leaves of garden plants.

Lyuda, you want me to stay awake for two days ... 3 kilogram currants, I’ll go to Moscow on Thursday, but here ... What to do - I’ll go straight today to pluck the tops, I have a secret clearing where Vanka is only blossomed. Maybe I can.

[elena kadiewa]

elena kadiewa, francevna, Anatolyevna, Natalia-65, Light, girls, dear, thank you all very much for your attention to the recipe, and, most importantly, to my modest person.

I just felt the taste and smell of our tea, but with some understatement, because you won't try already

Lenusik, yeah, you won't try ... But nothing, not the last year we live. the main thing is that the recipe is now available and tested. We will wait for the next year with new feelings, knowing that new tea awaits us.

As for the nickname, we are all used to it, but if we need it, we need it!

And I'm used to it. This nickname is already 16 years old. So, we will not change, especially since the Chef awarded me such a cool title - Tea Guru (you can't imagine better) ...

All the recipes "in the studio" in the form of an album with a photo of tea making, the time has come.

Allochka, I didn't understand something, but which album? It seems in the recipes and so everything is detailed and with a photo ...

[paramed1]

Lyuda, you want me not to sleep for two days ...

paramed1, Veronichek, and for whom it is easy now Do ... I didn’t know that you have secret glades. Even I don't have them ..

So I wanted to ask Lyuda first of all (but I forgot in the first post) - does she need it? Guru - she is Guru in Africa, and that says it all.
Lyudochka, there is! At the back of the village, in the shade! There are gorgeous leaves and buds in bulk.

Lyudochka, I meant the print edition.

[Veronicek]

So I wanted to ask Lyuda first of all (but I forgot in the first post) - does she need it? Guru - she is Guru in Africa, and that says it all.

Veronicek,

I mean the print edition.

Allochka, ahh ... Got it ... While this is not possible due to various circumstances .. But this thought often comes to me. It's not difficult for me to write (the experience of writing and publishing educational literature is decent). But how to publish it?

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, Luda, with new tea and new victory!
Alla, I can't help but support the idea of ​​the album, that would be great!

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, I read the recipe as much ants on the body from excitement. How great it is. I wilted young leaves with tops, as I wrote to you yesterday in fluffy. The sheet is all pink.

The organism reacted surprisingly. First, sweat appeared !!! Secondly, such cheerfulness appeared that despite the late hour, I was ready to redo a bunch of things.

I completely agree with your feelings. For a couple of days in a row I drink fluffy, because it also has tops and flowers, I spin until 2-3 nights. and I fall asleep surprisingly easily. I can imagine what kind of power lies in the tops alone.
What a fine fellow you are! After all, we will improve our health with your recipes!
P.S. now on fire to buy a dryer. But the truth is, the husband is all for. So he likes tea.

But the main motive is a sea of ​​apples this year, and only 2 hands

[Tata]

Tata, such a tonic effect, possibly from growth substances, that are contained in large quantities in the tops of the shoots. I heard from one of the herbalists that in the spring it is necessary to harvest the tops of plants that have begun to grow.
paramed1, Veronica, what do you think about this?

: lol: that's for sure Mistletoe wrote to me in a personal that soon Lyudochka will reach the roots of Ivan's tea, from the very tops to the base of the stem has already been passed)), Luda, you have another medal

is there enough room for her on the chest ??

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, about the workpiece - nearby, but not quite. Harvest those parts that are being treated. Growth substances do not always coincide with medicinal substances. So, according to science, each plant is harvested in due time, and flowers - yes, in the final phase of budding and the beginning of flowering, there are most of all medicinal substances, which cannot be said about all the leaves during the blooming period. And Ivan tea is a phenomenal plant, all its parts and at any age. No ginsengs stand nearby.

[Veronica]

Veronica, Veronica, thanks! This is all clear, so we do it.
The herbalist who told this had in mind exactly the tonic properties, it was about garden shrubs. The girls wrote about this effect of this tea, so I remembered

I read it, studied it, we will try it next year. Patamusha, we have only bare sticks sticking out. First, they cut off the leaves in the middle of the stem, then the pods with tops. And where to get tops? : girl_cray1: It was necessary to lay out the recipe with vershoks first, and then the pods, we would stretch the process. And now, and now we have no raw materials !!!!!!
Lyudochka, for your work:

[YaTatiana]

Luda, with new tea and a new victory!

YaTatiana, Tanya, it's all thanks to you. Thank you very much for visiting the fair and telling us about Grachevsky tea.

I can't help but support the idea of ​​the album, that would be great!

I have this thought in my head. But not now, not this year for sure ... While there are other priorities in life.

I read the recipe as much ants on the body from excitement. How great it is. I wilted young leaves with tops, as I wrote to you yesterday in fluffy. The sheet is all pink.

Tata, so I remember our conversation. Consider that because of you I hurried with the recipe. I really want someone else to make this tea. Unfortunately, the train left for us.

I completely agree with your feelings. For a couple of days in a row I drink fluffy, because it also has tops and flowers, until 2-3 nights I spin. and I fall asleep surprisingly easily. I can imagine what kind of power lies in the tops alone.

Yes, the power is enormous ... A new life is born at the top. And everything new has greater power than fading ...

that's for sure Mistletoe wrote to me in a personal that soon Lyudochka will reach the roots of Ivan tea

Galyun, you can even be lured out of the bushes with a new recipe ... Apparently, we'll have to come up with something from the roots. Although everything has already been invented before us - coffee ... bread ... it would be time to embody, I would rush right now. But you need to collect the roots in the fall. Last year I went behind the roots late - the ground was already frozen. And the boars were naughty. They are also very fond of ivan tea roots. And I am terribly afraid of wild boars (well, you know that).

And Ivan tea is a phenomenal plant, all its parts and at any age. No ginsengs stand nearby.

Veronicek,

[Oksanchik]

It was necessary to lay out the recipe with vershoks first, and then the pods, we would stretch the process. And now, and now we have no raw materials !!!!!! Lyudochka, for your work:

Oksanchik, Thank you ! So I myself regret that I did not think before. All thoughts were occupied by Fuzzy.

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, well, if tonic ... So it is necessary to lean on Ivan tea! For now, let's put on what is left, and from next spring ... It's good that he mainly reproduces by rhizomes.

[lappl1]

lappl1, Lyudochka, dear, thanks! I am very glad that the information got where it was supposed to go - thanks to you, it was transformed into a business and brought joy!

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, well, if tonic ... So it is necessary to lean on Ivan tea! For now, let's put on what is left, and from next spring ... It's good that he mainly multiplies by rhizomes.

Veronica, I suddenly (and why would that be?) Remembered TV-stories about locusts

[Ludmila]

Ludmila, the ever increasing list of master classes pleases me !.
thank you very much!

It's good that he mainly reproduces by rhizomes

probably we should go and dig a few bushes ... always in front of our eyes the plantation should be

[Tatyana]

Tatyana, and it's completely incomprehensible why it is suddenly about locusts ... We are all so white, fluffy! True, Ksyuha already had bare stems from the fireweed, she herself admitted ... Never mind, this stimulates the plant to replace and reproduce. Now I’ll cook dinner and run for the tops. If it is not enough, I will report the leaves.
Today at the massage I told the masseuse about tea. She immediately boasted that she had found a method for making tea, which in Moscow is sold for the price indicated on the price tag. She immediately said that there is no such tea for such money. So I definitely need to do at least a little and show this tea live as proof - there is such tea, and very close, and for free!

[Veronica]

Veronica, Veronica, I would say - straight white and pink, like marshmallows

I went and collected almost 300 grams. I quarreled and fought with the entire bee-wasp population of the village, they also collect pollen there, and then my aunt pushed on! I put it down to dry. It will be easier to do this in early summer! But if the harness gets under this very thing, then it will not be stopped in the fall. Just in case, I put the same number of leaves next to it, maybe I will mix it.

Using this technology, I made tea from motherwort and whitehead. It turned out very tasty! Thanks for the science!

[Victory]

Victory, Irina, don't you think motherwort is too bitter?

I make tea from fireweed exactly at the stage when the buds are about to bloom, but I collect not only the tops, but with the leaves. The tea is delicious. the manufacturing method is reliable and simple:
1.Pack the collected leaves and tops in a plastic bag and put in the freezer of the refrigerator for a day
2. After aging in the freezer, remove the fireweed from the bag, put a portion of the leaves on a cutting board and knead them with a rolling pin (in principle, I do not grind in a meat grinder)
3. I roll a well-mashed portion of fireweed with a sausage and put it in a 5-liter enamel pan
4. I repeat paragraph 2.3 for the rest of the fireweed
5. I moisten a clean white cloth with abundantly boiled water, wring out the cloth so that no water drips from it, and cover the fireweed placed in a pan with a damp cloth. I pre-fold the fabric in four layers.
6. I close the pan with a lid and put it in an electric oven.
7. I turn on the electric oven and keep the fireweed at a temperature of 42 ... 45 degrees for 24 hours.
this process is called fermentation. I control the temperature using an ordinary room thermometer. It is important to maintain the temperature precisely in this interval and not by eye, but with the help of a thermometer.
8. At the end of the day, I take out the pan with fireweed from the oven, transfer the fireweed to a baking sheet, let the fireweed air at room temperature for 2 hours, and then send the fireweed into the oven again.
9. I set the oven temperature with the temperature regulator at 70 ... 75 degrees.
in this case, it will not be possible to measure the temperature with a thermometer, it is only necessary that it be set according to the temperature regulator and obviously does not exceed 100 degrees.
10. During drying, every 30 ... 40 minutes I take out a baking sheet with fireweed from the oven and stir up a mass of fireweed for even drying. The drying process lasts until the mass of fireweed ceases to be wet to the touch.
11. After drying in the oven, I transfer the fireweed to the summer kitchen and dry there for 2 days on a grid
12. After drying, I put the tea in glass jars with a lid

[Irina]

Irina, do you mean meadowsweet? Why fermented tea from motherwort? Did you make tea from motherwort buds?

[Irina]

Irina, do you mean meadowsweet? Why fermented tea from motherwort? Did you make tea from motherwort buds?

Motherwort flowers passed through a meat grinder, about 4 hours. Fermentation, then dried, that's all. It doesn't matter if it's tea or whatever. The main thing is tasty and healthy.I like it, not bitter, has a pleasant slight bitterness (for me)

Lyudmila! THANK YOU!!! Let's be patient until next summer !!!

I told my husband about the usefulness of Ivan-tea, he was so impressed that after work he got on a bike and went to look for what else was left

[YaTatiana]

Lyudochka, dear, thanks! I am very glad that the information got where it was supposed to go - thanks to you, it was transformed into a business and brought joy!

YaTatiana, Tanechka, it's so great that everything turned out like this. That you went to the exhibition, that you told us about different teas, and that thoughts led to different tea. Thank you, Tanyusha, for this!

and it’s completely incomprehensible why it’s suddenly about locusts ... We are all so white, fluffy!

Veronicek, but I understand ... Tanya worries lest they cut off everything they can. but we cannot do it with all our desire. Fireweed is stronger ...

Lyudmila, the ever-increasing list of master classes is simply pleasing !. thank you very much!

Vinokurova, AlenKa, thank you ! I am pleased to share with all members of the forum what I learned and what happened.

I went and collected almost 300 grams. I quarreled and fought with the entire bee-wasp population of the village, they also collect pollen there, and then my aunt pushed on! I put it down to dry. It will be easier to do this in early summer! But if the harness gets under this very thing, then it will not be stopped in the fall. Just in case, I put the same number of leaves next to it, maybe I will mix it.

VeronicekI hope the wasp bees didn't bite you? I expect results and impressions from you.

Lyudmila! THANK YOU!!! Let's be patient until next summer !!!

Anna in the Forest, Anya, thank you for stopping by! I know you make tea. I hope you will repeat this recipe next year.

I told my husband about the usefulness of Ivan-tea, he was so impressed that after work he got on a bike and went to look for what else was left

COGT, Olga, respect to my husband! Our person !

[Victory]

Motherwort flowers passed through a meat grinder, about 4 hours. Fermentation, then dried, that's all. It doesn't matter if it's tea or whatever. The main thing is tasty and healthy. I like it, not bitter, has a pleasant slight bitterness (for me)

Victory, Irina, I am glad that the tea suits you. Thank you for sharing your experience. Come to the topic of garden herbs (link at the end of the recipe). Delicious teas are obtained.

I make tea from fireweed exactly at the stage when the buds are about to bloom, but I collect not only the tops, but with the leaves. The tea is delicious. the manufacturing method is reliable and simple:

lohhersonskiyThank you for sharing your experience of making Ivan tea. Very detailed and informative. I heard about the languor of leaves. Our members of the forum prepared a similar tea, but I did not. There are links to other tea topics at the end of this recipe, including the traditional preparation of fermented willow tea from the leaves. If you haven't seen it yet, please come in. We will be glad to see you.