Nettle tea

30 Days Wild - Day 4

After dinner I went into the garden to cut some leaves from the nettles. Of course I knew that the boys and girl would be interested in what I was doing. The boys cut a couple of leaves and put them in a pan. We washed the leaves. Put them in water till the water almost boiled. Let it simmer for a while. Poured it in cups and had a nettle tea drink! Sep and Roz liked the tea. Lev didn't want to try.

[Graham Thresher]

Looks very tasty.

[Sheralee S]

I see there must be a wild theme I'm missing. Great collage of the tea making.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@thresheg thanks, I liked it, but Mark wasn't too keen.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@bella_ss Thank you, yes there's the whole of June wild be filled with actiivities outdoors, 30 days Wild: http://365project.org/discuss/general/25625/30-days-wild-are-you-going-wild-in-june

[Louise]

Brilliant!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@roachling now thinking, we should have made a little fire, to boil the water instead of the hob :-)

[Louise]

@overalvandaan oh yes, that would be been even better - a storm kettle (kelly kettle) would be perfect.

[Pyrrhula]

Ik gebruik het zo om bladluize te verdelgen. Koken , een dag laten staan, zeven en wat groene zeep en spriritus er bij . Dat over de planten spuiten.
Thee maken we van Munt blaadjes

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@pyrrhula dank voor de tip! Gaan we proberen.

[Susan]

What a great activity and what gorgeous collage. Very arty! Inspirational too!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@dailydelight thanks Susan, it was a nice little activity together after dinner, we all enjoyed it.

[Diana Moss]

Now that is some thing I have not tried , will have to gather some nettles

[john morley]

Can you make Nettle wine or beer, I think I heard you can use the in soup...I guess there's very little that cant be used in soup. An interesting shot, a how to shot...

[Alexandra DG]

mmm looks good....

[Bep]

Leuk! Ik maak thee met munt uit onze eigen tuin. Delicious!
Mag ik vragen waar je woont in Wales? We hebben er een paar vakanties doorgebracht.

[Call me Joe]

💜💜💜

[Joan]

Beautiful collage! Very Natural and Wild!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@snowy let me know if you like it :-)

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@jack4john wine, beer, that would be great, we've got tonnes of nettles. And yes, just throw it in a soup.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@axika it was really nice, I liked it.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@gijsje wij wonen in het noordwesten, tegen Snowdonia park aan. Prachtige omgeving!

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@joemuli @jetr thanks!

[Pyrrhula]

@overalvandaan. De Munt thee? Onze zoon is er gek op.
Brandnetelgier, zijn verschillende recepten voor : http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandnetelgier

[vstap]

Like that you've shown the process. Nice.

[Sarah]

Great collage!

[kali]

yummy

[kali]

I also dunk them in boiling water and use them to make pesto...superfood

[Valerie Chesney]

Lovely collage. Haven't tried nettle, but, used to grow lemon grass & do the same. Lovely & aromatic.

[Maggie]

A charming way to illustrate the going wild theme.

[Jan Rose]

Great idea.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@jan20 @snaphappi @happysnaps @sarahsthreads @vstap thanks for your comments. Valerie: must try lemongrass too, haven't grown it.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

@kali66 pesto? I'm going to try that, we eat quite a bit, but not homemade, thanks for the tip. Mark uses the nettles (without the roots) for composting.

[Lottie]

Lovely collage and a very good use for the nettles.

[Dione Giorgio]

Pretty collage of shots. Once in a while we make mint tea.

[Joyce]

Great collage. i love nettle tea!

[Lxxx]

lekker en oh zo gezond!!

[Simply Amanda]

This is fascinating!

[Kathy]

I like the collage and how it shows the process.

[dh (delena)]

A lovely idea and a great collage.