Christmas Tree Tea

Disclaimer: please for the love of God do not use a real christmas tree for this one.

This is a simple one. Go out, grab yourself a few rips from a pine tree. A healthy one, because you don't want bugs or the devil in your tea. Go home, put it in a kettle and heat the water a it. You don't necessarily want to boil the water, as that could loosen the pines, and then it turns into a death threat.  Strain and pour.

Mind you, this is really a bare essentials I-have-nothing-to-my-name tea. It's really good if you're cold and want something to do when you have nothing. Plus, you get to feel like a bad ass. Look at you, picking trees and making tea. How many of your friends get to do that? That's right. Pat yourself on the back.

Now, I like to think of this tea as the Transformer of all teas.

Customization. Let's do it.

Hip cool kid - way: throw some pine nuts in the bottom of your glass, and sip away (it's ok to eat the pine nuts afterwards, I always do.)

I don't like it Piny - way: Put some honey in it. maybe some orange or lemon zest.

I can't be sober right now, trust me - way:  Add a shot or two of gin in that bad boy, and go to town!

I need to feel pretty - way: Rose hips/Hibiscus hips. It gives it a nice flowery tang to it.


that's all for now. enjoy your tea.