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Turboo Bear Makes The Perfect Herbal Tea

For this tiny bear it is always a pleasure to prepare something tasty in the wilderness. Now he wants to show you how to make your own herbal tea in the forest.

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You will need

Herbal teas are wonderful at anytime and anywhere, even in the wilderness!
All you need is to bring a teapot and a cup. Everything else you will find in the nature.

Find the place

Turboo Bear Makes The Perfect Herbal Tea

For a delicious tea you need freshly gathered herbs. Find a place where you can pick the leaves. Identify the plants around you.

You can try

Turboo Bear Makes The Perfect Herbal Tea

Be careful because not every leaf is edible and drinkable.
You can try some raspberry leaves, blackberry leaves, peppermint, nettle leaves and lemon balm or you can mix them.

Find fresh water

Turboo Bear Makes The Perfect Herbal Tea

You need safe drinking water for the tea. Finding fresh water is possible in most wilderness environments. Travel parallel to a mountain. You may cross a stream or even come across a pond or a lake.

Set the fire

Turboo Bear Makes The Perfect Herbal Tea

Select your fire location. Choose a site that is protected from the wind. Build a small fire ring with rocks then begin to build your fire using dry firewood. When your fire is established, you can boil the water in the teapot.

Boil the water

Turboo Bear Makes The Perfect Herbal Tea

When the water has come to a rolling boil add the leaves. Cover your teapot so that the essential oils that are in the herb not to evaporate out of the tea. Steep time will vary depending upon what herb you’re using. For most tea leaves 10 minutes of steeping is recommended.
Sweeten your tea if you’d like with whatever sweetener you prefer. I love using honey!