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How to Make Chamomile Tea with Fresh Flowers Print Prep time 5 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 10 mins This homemade chamomile tea has hints of sweetness and apple that can only be found in a cup made with fresh flowers. Author: Rachel Hanawalt Recipe type: Beverages Cuisine: American Serves: 1 Ingredients 3-4 Tbsp fresh chamomile flowers 1 small, fresh sprig of mint 8 oz boiling water Instructions First you'll want to pick a pot to make your tea in. An infuser teapot, as pictured, is ideal. If you don't have a tea infuser, you can use a doubled-over cheese cloth and a piece of string to make a makeshift tea bag. You can even place your flowers into a heat-safe bowl or cup and, after steeping, pour your tea into your teacup through a fine mesh strainer. Once you've selected a pot, you'll want to harvest your herbs. For the chamomile flowers, it's ideal to use them the same day they are harvested, as the delicate petals have a short shelf life. Otherwise, they can last a couple of days in the refrigerator in a plastic bag with a lightly dampened paper towel. To prepare the chamomile for use, pop the head of the flower off the stem. They can even be harvested this way, so that they are immediately ready for use. For the mint, select a small sprig about the size of a quarter off the tender top of the plant. I selected a variety of mint called apple mint because fresh chamomile also has apple undertones, so they complement each other perfectly. Peppermint is also delicious. Fill up your tea kettle with 8 oz of water and begin heating. Place 3-4 Tbsp (4 Tbsp for a stronger tea) of chamomile and your mint sprig into your teapot or makeshift teabag of choice. Pour 8 oz of boiling water over the chamomile flowers and mint and then steep for 5 minutes. To serve, pour into a teacup, using a fine mesh strainer as needed. 3.5.3251

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HelloJust read your article having picked fresh flowers. Many people do not know that if you take some bought (before use) chamomile teabags and sprinkle the contents onto the soil in summer they will flower and you can pick your own fresh and if continual cutting it will be keep making new flowers until frost comes.

Similar to Roman Chamomile, Chamomile 'German' has been a useful medicinal herb for centuries.Medicinally, Chamomile 'German' is a great cure for a variety of ailments ranging from nausea, headaches and anxiety, to easing colic in babies. Widely used in tea form, Chamomile 'German' is a gentle sedative and its flowers contain anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. In Ancient Egypt, Chamomile was used as a cure for malaria.

There is something so comforting to taking a break during the busy day and enjoying a cup of chamomile tea. I like to add a drop of local honey to sweeten it just a bit. Then I take a deep lingering breath over the cup as the tea steeps and cools down enough to drink.

Today, chamomile is commonly used for many ailments including hay fever, menstrual disorders, inflammation, insomnia, muscle spasms, gastrointestinal disorders, and rheumatic pain. It can be applied to the skin for inflammations and skin diseases.

Two most popular types of chamomile are German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), an annual that can grow up to 2-feet high; and Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), a perennial that grows 12-inches high. Both contain essential oils and anti-oxidants that are calming and relaxing. Once I learned how easy it is to grow chamomile from seed, I have been growing chamomile for tea ever since.

Start German chamomile from seed indoors about 6 weeks before your last expected frost date. Sow seeds by scattering a small pinch of the tiny seeds on the soil surface, mist with water, and tamp lightly.

Harden off your chamomile seedlings and transplant to the garden after danger of frost is past along with other heat loving plants. Space the plants about 8-10 inches apart and water frequently until they are established and produce new growth. Usually within several weeks after transplanting, the first stems will begin reaching for the sky and the flowers begin to form and bloom.

Flower heads are ready to gather when the petals are flat or begin to fall back from the center. Gather the flowers on a sunny day after the morning dew has dried. Harvest blossoms by snipping them off when they are fully open.

Air-dry chamomile by layering the blossoms on a plate, and allow to dry naturally in an upper cabinet away from dust and sunlight. You can also spread the chamomile out on a window screen or drying screen to dry. Depending on the humidity, this usually takes 1-2 weeks.

To make tea, use about a teaspoon of dried chamomile flowers per cup. Place the chamomile blossoms in a tea infuser, pour boiling water over the chamomile flowers, and then steep for 5 minutes. When it is hot outside, I add ice cubes after steeping for a fresh flavored iced tea. Freshly harvested chamomile can be used for tea as well, but you will need twice as much. Drying concentrates the oil and flavor.

I have picked chamomile to dry for tea but it is not drying out. It is particularly humid here in New England right now. So I tossed all except for what I picked this past week. I just purchased a dehydrator. Is it too late to put in what I picked?

Rita, Chamomile is a rather bitter plant. However, there are several ways to make your tea less bitter: 1) Harvest blossoms just as the flower opens. Older blooms can turn bitter. 2) Dehydrate with no or low heat. 3) Use hot water around 90F to make the tea. 5) Steep for only 5 minutes. Longer steeping increases the flavor. 6) German chamomile tastes more bitter than Roman chamomile. 7) Finally, you may have plants that just tastes sharper than others. You can cut the bitterness of your tea by adding a little honey.

I started my chamomile indoors over a month ago. It germinated fine but has not grown any larger since a few days after germination. Do I need to thin it to only one little plant? What could I be doing wrong? I am starting it in seed pods in a tray.

Spring is right around the corner, full of fresh blooms and warm breezes. If you're thinking about the perfect spring dessert to serve for Easter this year, try this honey chamomile cake with fresh lemon buttercream icing. This delicious cake is infused with the delicate floral notes of chamomile tea and honey, which sounds complicated, but it's actually an incredibly easy, one bowl cake recipe. You don't even need to use a mixer!

The flowers stay fresh for hours and hours, too. I made the cake in the morning, and they still looked beautiful in the evening. I don't know how much longer it would have lasted, because we ate it. ;-) But it's nice to know that you can decorate the cake in the morning and serve it, beautifully, at any time that same day at least.

Ice the cake (I used my favorite real lemon buttercream icing recipe). To decorate, simply pipe a thick band of icing around the edge of the cake, cut chamomile blossoms off their stems, and stick it into the icing.

Members of the Asteraceae family, these aromatic herbaceous plants have white daisy like flowers and scent reminiscent of apples or pineapple. In fact, the common name "chamomile" is derived from the Greek word kamai which translates to "on the ground" and melon which means apple. Accordingly, the Spanish name Manzanilla, means "little apple."5 M. chamomilla is an annual that can grow up to 24 inches whereas the similar C. nobile is a perennial low growing groundcover growing no more than 10 inches high.6,7 M. chamomilla is native to Europe and western Asia.

This herb prefers full sun, and light, sandy, and moist soil. It is often found along roadsides and can become rather weedy. M. chamomilla needs a fair amount of water and a brief cool season6 and thus doesn't grow well in tropical or arid environments. Thus, most chamomile is currently cultivated in areas which provide these conditions such as Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.6

Harvest when the flowers are in bloom. Flowers may be picked by hand or with a "chamomile rake" which is a tool developed for this type of harvesting.7 The whole plant may be used, yet the flowers are the most potent.

Chamomile was used in ancient Egypt and was given as an offering to their gods.5 Chamomile has been utilized extensively in Europe as somewhat of a panacea which supported digestive health. Common preparations were teas, baths and sitzbaths, gargles, inhalations, and compresses. Germans refer to this herb as alles zutraut meaning 'capable of anything.'6 Matricaria chamomilla and Chamaemelum nobile are similar and have been traditionally used interchangeably to some degree, although differences in taste and action have been noted. Additionally, other species such as pineapple weed or M. matricaroides, (referred to as manzanilla in Spanish, however this name may refer to anyone of 'the chamomiles'), which grow in the desert southwest of the U.S. and in Mexico, have similar uses. 8 In the Mexican folkloric tradition, manzanilla was used to support healthy respiratory function and for soothing the stomach and easing digestion.9 In the highlands of southern Mexico, the Tzeltal Maya make a chamomile tea containing an orange and a lime leaf to lift the mood.10

Native Americans have used this and related species since their introduction to the Americas, often utilizing the entire plant. The Aleut drank teas to alleviate gas, and also considered the plant a cure-all. Drinking the tea was a Cherokee trick for "regularity." The Kutenai and Cheyenne got creative, the former making jewelry and the later, perfume, out of the pulverized dry flowers.11

Chamomile has magical implications for attracting money and, accordingly, as a hand rinse for gamblers needing good luck.12 Cosmetically, chamomile has also been used as a rinse for accentuating highlights and lightening blonde hair.6 Topically, this herb has an emollient and sedative effect and is softening and soothing irritated skin.15 It has also been used as a perfume and flavoring agent for liqueurs such as Benedictine and vermouth. 041b061a72