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Sassafras Tea Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Dixiediner / All my dishes 4 months, 1 week ago We enjoy a sample of Sassafras Tea every year at the Washington Parish Free Fair. They have a pioneer homestead called Mile Branch Settlement. Here's the link http://www.freefair.com/mile_branch_scenes.htm Prep:10m Cook:15m Servings:0	Dixiediner
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Ingredients

Sassafras Roots

Water

sugar - optional

lemon - optional

Directions

Wash sassafras roots and cut into pieces about 1 - 2 inches long.

Place in a deep boiler, cover with cold water and bring to a boil.

Let boil for about 15 minutes.

Strain and serve hot.

Dilute with hot water if too strong.

If desired, add lemon and sugar.

Can be served as an iced beverage by adding sugar and pouring over ice.

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angelgal 4 months, 1 week ago said:
I always loved sassafras tea with honey!! Thanks for taking me down Memory Lane! A LONG time ago when I was a little girl, Daddy and I would walk through granny's woods and dig up sassafras roots. That is one of my favorite memories of time spent with him before he passed away. I wouldn't even know where to look for sassafras roots in this day and age! ;)

momo_55grandma 2 months ago said:
Love this stuff. thanks

tnjazmyn 1 month, 2 weeks ago said:
What a sweet memory! I think I will make my father take me out in our woods this weekend for Father's Day and remind me what the plant looks like and take some home to bring back those wonderful tastes of childhood! (It will be worth getting through the Bonnaroo traffic to relive this moment...maybe Allison Kraus and Robert Plant will be playing while I'm that close. My parent's farm is about a mile as a crow flies from the festival)

momo_55grandma 1 month, 1 week ago said:
Oh the wonderful world of Sassafrass tea we all love it{Good for your blood too.

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