Sassafras Tea

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 1/4 inches sassafras root, means 4 pieces sassafras root 1/4 " to 1/2-inch inch in diameter
• 2 quarts water
• sugar or honey

Recipe

• 1 gather or buy the sassafrass root. wash roots and cut saplings off where they're green and where the root ends.
• 2 bring water to a boil and add roots.
• 3 simmer until the water is a deep brownish red (the darker the stronger -- i like mine strong).
• 4 strain into a pitcher through wire and a coffee filter if you don't want any sediment.
• 5 add honey or sugar to taste.
• 6 serve hot or cold (i like mine ice cold) with lemon and a sprig of mint.