Witches Brew

WhiteOak's Witches Brew

Now what is a day without a good cup of witches brew? I want to share some of my favorite herbal combination tea's.  I created these recipes years ago.  Are they true witches brew? Do they have magical, mystical powers?  I will leave that up to you.  

One thing is for sure, I cannot get started in the mornings with my brew.  Before I started drinking coffee, tea was my main source of beverages.  Many people drink tea just plain so they can get the full flavor of the herbs, I personally like a little sweetener in mine, so I have been making a lot of different simple syrups lately.  All a simple syrup is sugar and water heated up until the sugar is completely melted.  Here is how I do it:

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of water

(add whatever flavor you want-I love adding fresh mint, strawberries, rose petals, jasmine, lemon balm to name a few)

Add everything in a small pot and bring to a gentle boil.  Take off of heat, cover and allow it to completely cool.  Strain and enjoy!!

For all of my recipes I use "parts" as measurements. 

1 part herb = I teaspoon, tablespoon or cup of herb.  

Potion #1

4 parts Green Tea 

(you can use 4 tea bags if you do not the loose tea)

2 parts Lemon Balm

2 parts Spearmint

1 part Lemon Peel

1/2 part Rose 

1/2 part Jasmine

Instructions:  

Begin by making a simple infusion.  Bring about five cups of water to a strong boil. Mix all of the herbs in a heat proof container and pour the boiling water over them.  Cover and allow to steep for about 20 minutes.  Strain the tea real through cheese cloth and be sure to squeeze the cheese cloth to get all of the tea from it.

**Never boil your herbs unless you are making a decoction out of roots and see**

You know it really is true what they say, we must love ourselves before another can love us.  I have never met a woman who has been 100% satisfied with herself 100% of the time. 

While you are drinking this herbal combination, light some pink candles and focus on how wonderful you are at what you do. Appreciate yourself, pat yourself on the back, treat yourself to something wonderful, be kind to yourself.  You are worth it! You are a strong beautiful individual that is very artistic and very caring.  

Potion #2

2 parts Black Tea

1 part Peppermint

1 part Spearmint

1 part Orange Peel

1 part Elderberry Flowers

1 part Chamomile 

Instructions:  

Begin by making a simple infusion.  Bring about five cups of water to a strong boil. Mix all of the herbs in a heat proof container and pour the boiling water over them.  Cover and allow to steep for about 20 minutes.  Strain the tea real through cheese cloth and be sure to squeeze the cheese cloth to get all of the tea from it.

**Never boil your herbs unless you are making a decoction out of roots and see**

Potion #3

3 parts Black or Green Tea 

(you can use 3 tea bags instead of loose tea)

4 parts Rose

3 parts Spearmint

3 parts Jasmine

2 parts Orange Peel

Pinch of Lavender 

(very strong herb, only use a pinch)

Instructions:  

Begin by making a simple infusion.  Bring about five cups of water to a strong boil. Mix all of the herbs in a heat proof container and pour the boiling water over them.  Cover and allow to steep for about 20 minutes.  Strain the tea real through cheese cloth and be sure to squeeze the cheese cloth to get all of the tea from it.

**Never boil your herbs unless you are making a decoction out of roots and see**