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With the Summer Solstice behind us, each day seems to be warmer than the last. 

If you're anything like us, you’re starting to look for recipes and pastimes that will help cool your body temperature. That may mean…

• Eating a refreshing herbal salad
• Making a cooling herbal compress
• Whipping up a batch of herbal popsicles

Us? We’re all about iced tea.

Iced tea is a quick and delicious way to cool your body with herbs. And, because tea is at the front of our minds this week with the reopening of our popular Tea Blending 101 Workshop, we thought it would be fun to share a sneak peek into the workshop with a delicious recipe for Lemon Surprise Iced Tea.

Lemon Surprise Iced Tea

Whether you want to cool off, cleanse your palate, or stimulate your appetite, this Lemon Surprise Iced Tea is a flavorful way to do all of the above. Enjoy it sweet or sour—just enjoy it!

Ingredients

1 cup dried lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) leaf

¼ cup dehydrated ginger (Zingiber officinale) root, chopped

¼ cup dehydrated lemon (Citrus limon) slices, chopped

⅛ cup fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed

Directions

• Combine all ingredients and store the blend in a labeled storage container. Use within 12 months.
• Use 1 tablespoon of tea blend per 1 cup (8 fl oz) boiled hot water. Cover and steep 10 minutes. Strain herbs through a tea strainer and compost or discard herbal material. Sweeten as desired. Serve cold over ice. Drink 1-3 cups a day.

Learn How to Blend Teas like a Pro!

 Our Tea Blending 101 Workshop is largely focused on teaching you how to create your own tea blends, rather than following an existing tea recipe. However, we do include 12 recipes in the workshop (including this Lemon Surprise Iced Tea!) as examples of what you can achieve when you learn to create a well-balanced, delicious, and effective tea recipe of your own. 

Are you ready to put your herbal skills to the test and start creating your own, unique tea blends at home?

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