Spirit Of Food — Employee Picks Contributor — Natalie Mooy
February 23, 2022
Cedar Tea
Ingredients
- 2 cups of freshly picked cedar
- 4 cups of water
- 2 tbsp of maple syrup or honey (optional)
- 2 cinnamon sticks (optional)
Directions
Bring water to boil in a medium-sized pot. Once boiling add fresh cedar, maple syrup and cinnamon sticks. Boil for 10 minutes until you notice the water turning golden in colour.
Strain tea into a teapot or individual tea mugs. Take a deep breath and enjoy.
Nutrition
Cedar is high in Vitamin C; a vitamin that must be consumed through foods and medicines daily. Vitamin C helps prevent cell damage and may reduce your risk for certain cancers and other chronic diseases. It also helps keep your immune system healthy to prevent infections.
Physical
Nature welcomes you on a walk to obtain your medicines
Emotional
The aroma of cedar will fill the air around you promoting relaxation
Mental
Wild cedar tea provides calming to help clear your mind.
Spiritual
Thank the creator and lay tobacco for your medicines.
Source of Recipe https://www.dietitians.ca/DietitiansOfCanada/media/Documents/Resources/Aborginal-Nutrition-Network-2017-Calendar.pdf?ext=.pdf
