Apple Linden Tea

There has been an incredible weather in Istanbul for the last 3 days. I try to avoid going out as much as possible. I hardly even went to the diploma dinner held in Culinary on Monday evening. It took me 50 minutes to find a taxi to go to Taksim. As I waited in that cold, I started to show mild signs of illness.

Since my stomach is not very suitable for taking medication these days, I decided to resort to natural remedies.

Whenever we have a cold or upset stomach, the only thing we turn to is linden. For some reason, since my childhood, I do not like the direct smell of linden and sage, I do not even pass by the kitchen door while it is boiling.

Of course, it is not right to be deprived of a source of healing because of this. I came up with a solution that both suits my taste and smells good.

I started to enjoy drinking linden when I boiled it with the fruits at home. It's been pretty good for my head and throat, which has been hurting for 2 days.

I also started to prepare quince sage as a different winter tea. I will share its recipe with you tomorrow.

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Ingredients for Apple Linden Tea Recipe

• 3 small apples
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 6 cloves
• 2 linden tea bags or 1 handful of linden tea

How to Make Apple Linden Tea Recipe?

1. Wash the apples, cut them into 2 parts, stick the cloves inside. If the apples are large, chop 2 apples to the size you want and follow the same process.
2. Put the cinnamon, cloves and apples in a small saucepan, add 4 glasses of water and bring to a boil.
3. When the water in the pot boils, reduce the heat and strum for 5 minutes. When the apples, cinnamon and cloves smell well, throw the linden bags into the water.
4. Take the pot off the stove and wait for the tea to brew for 5 minutes.
5. Strain and sweeten the tea you bought into the cups with honey and serve.