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The Book of Herbal Teas: A Guide to Gathering, Brewing, and Drinking | 
 enlarge | Author: Sara Perry
Creator: Christopher Irion
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 596722
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 120
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 7.3 x 0.8
ISBN: 0811813371
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.6372
EAN: 9780811813372
ASIN: 0811813371
Publication Date: November 1, 1996
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Amazon.com Review
For The Book of Herbal Teas, the title tells all. It does not, however, convey the calm and engaging tone of this modest yet comprehensive and refreshingly illustrated volume. The heart of the book is a compendium of everything worth knowing about the 40 most common herbs and other plants used to make tea. Along with botanical and medicinal information, Sara Perry provides a treasure trove of cultural and historical background for each plant. The book provides guidance for growing your own herbs in the garden or indoors, for buying fresh herbs, and for wildcrafting. After explaining decoctions and infusions, Perry also suggests how to use herbs for decorative, cosmetic, and culinary purposes. Paired with a bouquet of herbs or boxes of herbal tea, this book makes an appealing gift.
Product Description
Prized since ancient tims for their medicinal properties, herbal teas--mellow, flavorful, and aromatic--are enjoying a modern renaissance. This book profiles 40 popular herbs and spices used in making teas and includes complete instructions for growing, gathering, blending, and brewing them at home. 25 color photos.
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Encourages creativity November 28, 2003
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a really neat book - it starts out with the history of tea and definitions of different "tea speak" like infusion versus decoction etc. Then it talks to growing/finding and harvesting your own herbs. Then it talks to how to prepare tea and then there are a few recipes. I was expecting more recipes but there are some nice lists that you can just figure out the ratios yourself. For example there's a list of two-herb blends (e.g. bergamot and sweet cecely, chamomile and apple mint etc) - the point of these lists is to give you the basics you need to get more adventurous and create more of your own blends. There are lists for three-herb blends too. The recipes are for more complicated things like making a chai, or making specific teas (there are about 6 recipes like that which are good). Then there are recipes for syrups etc too. The last 50 pages or so are all about the herbs themselves, telling you which parts to use and text on taste, special propoerties, how to grow & harvest that specific herb, and more. Its really a great book. As I mentioned I had expected a book of just recipes but this book is different (and ultimately better I think) in that it gives you the information and some of the baby steps to actually create your own tea blends. Its a lot of fun. Definitely recommend it for anyone who enjoys playing around with herbs, ghrows and herb garden or just loves teas.
Reading about herbal teas, a soothing adventure December 19, 1999
Not only is this a lovely book to look at, it is a pleasure to read. Author Sara Perry combines her penchant for research, testing and detail with her calm, gracious writing style. A read through of her herbal tea book is a soothing adventure. Brew a fragrant cuppa and enjoy. Next year, enjoy tea made from the herbs and recipes Sara inspires us to create!
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