Warming Apple Tea

This is what my family drinks whenever one of us has the flu, or if the weather gets to cold and our tummy's needing something warm and nourishing.

It all started when we were given a lot of apples at a hotel and couldn't possibly finish it all. We had no blender, and to be honest was starting to get sick of munching on apples every day. The apples were starting to lose its crunch, so my mother stewed all those apples and strained the water. We all drank that warm apple tea at night, and it was like a hug in a cup. Our tummy felt warm and cozy, and our body nourished.

This then become a tradition for whenever my dad caught the flu or if any one of us is feeling under the weather. It's a warm, soothing cup of vitamins when our tummy can't handle cold juices. The feeling we get after drinking a warm cup of apple tea is unlike no other. It's light and soothing- a cup's enough to keep our sneezes and snorts away for the night..

Apple Tea

Serves 4 to 5 glasses

Ingredients

1 liter warm water

265 grams thinly sliced apples, core removed

1 tsp Herbilogy's cinnamon extract

1 tsp Herbilogy's cogon grass extract

Directions

1. Place a pot of warm water in a saucepan, then add in the sliced apples.

2. Stew under low heat for about an hour, until the apples turn translucent.

3. Turn off the heat and strain the liquid. Then add in a teaspoon of cinnamon and cogon grass extract.

4. Divide into four to five glasses and serve warm.

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