It is simple to make.
The results are so tasty some people find it hard to believe there’s so little to it.
“It’s just raw ginger and boiling water?”
Put a thumbnail piece of raw ginger root, peeled and chopped, in your favorite mug, top it up with boiling water and leave it for a couple of minutes to infuse–the magic word–and sip it and see!
It works equally well with a sprig of thyme from the pot outside the kitchen door or a single mint leaf from the patch in the garden.
Sage and rosemary too work well though the taste is stronger and may not be to everyone’s liking.
If you have easy access to the herbs it’s fun to ring the changes–seasonally especially.
Our mint patch at the back shows signs of the new growth as early as March and I pounce on the first little bud that peaks out–impatient for a hint of Spring.
As the mint begins to fade in October I start looking for ginger on the stalls eager for a change of season and taste.
Enthusing about infusing is easy once you’ve tried it!
It’s good for you too!*–
(Meredith tells me our doctor Michel recommended she drink thyme tea for her sore throat.)
And in my view it’s so much nicer than a bag!
*more on the possible benefits from drinking– thyme tea
and ginger tea.
Robin Ellis 
We used to have mint leaves in our backyard when I was a youngen. So I know the simplicity and super taste you speak of! Best mint teas I ever had.
I do like infusions especially if they include ginger. I also drink a lot of lime juice with a spoonful of honey and warm water.
My friend brought me ginger when I was sick and I was pleasantly surprised when I sipped it, but I haven’t tried thyme and I love thyme. Off to check your link 🙂
Have a super weekend.
You have to try basil water. Break up a few leaves of basil and put them in a jug of water. Put it in the fridge. Drink it in a couple of hours. So refreshing in the warm weather.
Nice post,
Conor
An elegant way to make tea. I use a lot more herb. I’ll try it your way and look up your links too, it’s something I’m interested in. I would include my photo, since I now have one in my computer but I’ll have to figure out how to do it.
I like your blog; it’s cheerful and up beat. Thanks.
I bought ginger at market one months ago, and asked me: how I can use it? Now I know…thank you Robin, this afternoon I will do ginger’s tisana. Have a nice Sunday…
I’m going to try ginger tea for my terribly soar throat. I have some wonderfully tender fresh ginger grown in the Virginia countryside, which I have kept in a jar of sherry. That’s a great trick for keeping ginger in your frig… Usually you peel it, then put it in the jar with sherry and it keeps forever, but this ginger is so fresh, there is no peel! I made delicious Ginger Margaritas with my ginger this summer for my 85-year-old Aunt Betse… She had the recipe for ginger syrup… I put some in the freezer in ice cube trays. Yummy!
Excellent tea, Robin. Ginger tea is also good for nausea or a queasy stomach. It works!
OOOPS! I just read your links! Sorry to be redundant. Robin, you had the theraputic aspects of ginger already covered!
Wonderful! I’m so glad the ginger helped. It really helped my cough.
What a great ginger taste, perfect for the January blahs!
Thank you Robin,>
+ late but hearty good wishes on your birthday!
Thanks John.