The
making of a gallon
Water:
use
either fresh spring water or sodiuma fee distilled water. The bottles from
the grocery store (spring water) will do also.
Amber
bottles: The sealable kind
Stainless
steel cookware: need 2 pots.
Ingredient
measured:
.085 oz Burdock Root
.57oz Sheep Sorrel powder
.04oz Turkey Rhubarb Root powder
.14oz Slippery Elm Bark powder
Total
of 1.6 oz.
Use
sterilized bottles and tops every time you make essiac tea.
METHOD
Bring
the water to a boil. Drop in the essiac herbal mixture, stir, cover and boil
hard
for about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the stand covered for another
6 hours. Turn on the heat once more and bring it just to a boil.
Strain
the tea into another stainless steel pan. (stainless steel is the best pot to
use)
Wash
the first pan thoroughly. Strain the tea once again back into the original pan.
Pour into the sterilized amber coloured bottles right away and seal.
Cool
and store the bottles upright in the fridge or a cool dark place. Keep the bottles
refrigerated once opened.
