Saturday, May 22, 2010

How do you dry Camomile? What part do you use - all or just the flowers?

Just keep the flower. You can lay them out on paper in a sunny window for a couple of days or speed things up with a food dehydrator. After they dry put them in an airtight jar or zip-lock and keep them in a cool dark cupboard until use. I usually steep 5-6 flowers in a cup of boiling water and add a little honey and lemon.

How do you dry Camomile? What part do you use - all or just the flowers?
use the flower heads for making tea. If you have the whole plant, you can pick a bunch of the flowers like you did when you were a kid taking them to your mom. Tie the stems together in a bunch (or use a rubber band), hang this bunch upside down somewhere for a few days (from a nail in the wall or a hook above a window), then when they are dried out cut off the flower heads and keep them in a ziplock baggie until you use them for tea.
Reply:only use the leaves and you dont have to dry them before use in fact the tea tastes better when the leaves are fresh


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