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I took a walk and foraged pineapple weed, clover, and rose petals for my cup of tea. Tastes like early summer!
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Pineapple weed growing in the mowed verge
Pineapple weed growing in the mowed verge
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Pineapple weed tops
Pineapple weed tops
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Clover
Clover
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This rose bush grows along the road and has been mowed over several times but always comes back, it gets no other care.
This rose bush grows along the road and has been mowed over several times but always comes back, it gets no other care.
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Washing the bounty thoroughly before steeping with hot water
Washing the bounty thoroughly before steeping with hot water
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Cheers!
Cheers!
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Note: They're so pretty in the strainer together!

 
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I made a cup of pineapple weed tea, and was totally unprepared for how delicious it was. I'm including these pictures:

- A picture of one of the plants in the wild
- A picture of the harvested goods with the remaining plant in the background
- A picture of the yummy tea in a cup
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Pineapple weed growing
Pineapple weed growing
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Harvested blossoms and the plant
Harvested blossoms and the plant
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The cup of tea
The cup of tea
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It's a little late in the season for it now but I made nettle tea, I've previously had nettle tea from a company that sells it but never had fresh nettle tea. It was slower to steep than I expected, and tasted a bit... green I think I prefer dried though it could be that I'm picking it at a sub optimal time
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Nettle plant
Nettle plant
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A nettle sprig
A nettle sprig
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Nettle in tea
Nettle in tea
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Today I learned I like nettle tea way more than sautéed nettles. Oddly, I find it smells kind of like oatmeal.
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Wild nettle along the creek
Wild nettle along the creek
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Collected some of the nettle- more than I need for tea, but the year's almost up and the leaves will die back anyways- Some I'm using for an oil infusion and the excess will be dried
Collected some of the nettle- more than I need for tea, but the year's almost up and the leaves will die back anyways- Some I'm using for an oil infusion and the excess will be dried
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Home, choosing leaves for the tea
Home, choosing leaves for the tea
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Making tea
Making tea
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Tea post steeping. Pretty yummy stuff, not crazy flavorful, but maybe I should've made a mix or added honey if I wanted that.
Tea post steeping. Pretty yummy stuff, not crazy flavorful, but maybe I should've made a mix or added honey if I wanted that.
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I made some pine needle tea. I found this tree in a local park. In the UK, it's legal to forage in parks as long as the plant isn't in a garden bed (purposely planted) or in a royal park (such as Greenwich or Richmond). I found this tea much nicer than the dandelion tea I tried earlier this year.
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Pine tree
Pine tree
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Harvested pine needles
Harvested pine needles
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Needles in the tea strainer
Needles in the tea strainer
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Brewed tea
Brewed tea
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