Navajo-Hopi tea | Greenthread tea
Navajo - Hopi Tea | Greenthread Tea
Ingredients
- Greenthread Tea
- Water
- Sugar or honey optional"
Instructions
- Boil a bundle of herb/tream in 6 cups of water for 5 minutes.
- Add sugar or honey if desired.
Notes
The Greenthread (Thelesperma Filifolium) herb is harvested as the flower buds open, cutting it at 2-3 inches above the soil to allow for regrowth in the next season. The cuttings are washed and then dried. The dried cuttings are folded into 4 inch bundles, weighing approx 6 grams each.
Najavo Tea is available in bundles or in tea bags through Valley Trading Post or Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI)."
