Feel a Cold Coming On? Ginger Green Tea with Basil- Cold Remedy

This is a great cold remedy.

Ingredients:

7 large basil leaves

1 cup of sliced fresh ginger

10 tea bags of green tea

14 cups water

sugar and milk for serving

Directions:

1. Boil 14 cups of water in a large pan.

2. Peel ginger with a peeler and slice.

Whole Ginger:

Peeled and Sliced Ginger:

3.  Add Ginger, basil, and tea bags to boiling water.  Boil 15 minutes.

Basil:



4.  Strain tea into a large pitcher.  I put a small strainer right on top of the pitcher.  Discard tea bags, ginger, and basil.



5.  Serve tea hot or cold.  Add Sugar and milk if desired.