I am looking for Spearmint Tea, either loose or in tea bags.?

Any ideas what shops may sell this? Ideally a supermarket or High Street kind of health food shop


Thanks

I am looking for Spearmint Tea, either loose or in tea bags.?
http://www.tea-sales.com/





This site has organic spearmint tea (and much more).





You can also make your own, any plant book or library book on botany can help you identify it. Mint family members grow like crazy, everywhere. A handful of washed leaves in a pot of hot water and let steep for ten minutes, or you can dry the leaves and use like any tea.


Best of luck.
Reply:peppermint tea is sold in asda and sainsburys but not seen spearmint .
Reply:I think Tesco do it in their bigger branches. They sell a big range of fruit and herbal teas and certainly sell peppermint tea.
Reply:It depends on why you want it. If you're after the flavour, I can't really help, but if you want the health benefits you may find that Twinings Camomile and Spearmint is even better. I can't stand camomile, but still love this tea. You can buy it in most supermarkets in a box of bags.
Reply:Morrison's have it
Reply:im sure tesco ir somewhere would have it.twinings are bound to.if not whittards coffee shops

Hi. Does anyone know how to dry and preserve fresh spearmint? Thanks!!?

YOU CAN SLOWLY DRY IT IN THE OVEN-----LAY ON A COOKIE SHEET-----PUT IN THE OVEN OVER NIGHT AT 225*----IF NOT DRY IN THE MORNING LEAVE IT IN UNTIL IT IS---YOU CAN DO QUITE ALOT THIS WAY





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Hi. Does anyone know how to dry and preserve fresh spearmint? Thanks!!?
yes,but spearmint is too strong and astringint for palatability(consumption),grow common mint or try the new hybrids,chocolate mint,pineapplemint,etc.spearmint has fuzzy leaves,others are smooth,buds are bitter though.unlike other herbs the best part abt mint is the aroma,so,,, i lay the leaves on a cookie sheet and freeze them till they are all freezer burnt(moisture free)also known as freeze dried,then i put them in a jar w/ a few pounds of sugar and wait a week or two. then use the sugar in tea or coffee or dusting on baked items.then when baking i sift out the leaves and make caramel,whipp cream,pudding,frosting,bakery,whatever!s... leaves out so they don't burn.or put a few sprigs into a simple syrup recepe and strain,lasts a long time,cook 1C. sugar with 3/4C fresh lemon or lime juice and a few mint sprigs,boil for 4-5 min till sugar dissolves,strain,and chill.be careful boiling sugar gets very hot, so no fingers!fill a pitcher or glass with ice and water,and syrup to taste,instant minted lemon or lime-aid
Reply:use a rubberband to secure the stems together, then find a hot dry place to hang them. allow to dry.





or option two, which i suggest:


Take a brown paperbag and secure the stems with a rubberband place the spearmint in the bag and place in a hot dry place. use a rubberband or just close the bag well. I suggest the bag because earwigs are big fans of drying and dead leaves.
Reply:This link will show you everything you need to know.





http://www.gardenherbs.org/preserving_he...
Reply:You can air dry it, by tying bunches together and hanging it upside down in a dry room, but hang it so that the air circulates all around it. You can dry it in a dehydrator or in an oven set on warm, and as low as you can get it, put it on racks set on cookie sheets.


I was told that you can put it in a jar with a tight fitting lid and put it in the freezer, but I have never tried that one.


I usually use my dehydrator.
Reply:tie it together in small bunches, hang upside down. in a warm but dark area. that or purchase a small dehydrator. remove leaves from stems before drying.

leather slippers

Hi. Does anyone know how to dry and preserve fresh spearmint? Thanks!!?

Dry them completely by tying the stems of a bunch of them together then hanging them from the ceiling of a dry area. Once completely dried, they can be stored in a sealed container.

Hi. Does anyone know how to dry and preserve fresh spearmint? Thanks!!?
I grow six varieties of mint. You can tie them up in bunches in a cool dark place for a week-preserves well, you can put them in the lowest setting on your oven in one layer for a few hours with the door slightly ajar, you can do it in the microwave, but I forgot how. I like to just lay them out on the counter in a single layer for a day or two and wait until theyre dry.


Most professional chefs like to freeze their herbs, works great. Dont wash them or freeze them wet. Be sure to gather them in the morning just after the dew dries to get the fullest flavor.

Does anyone remember "spearmint chews" from the 80's?

They were simply the BEST sweet - they were pink and bobbly on the outside and had a soft chewy centre. They also used to have cola chews which were the same but with a brown stripe through them!!! No-one I speak to seems to remember them and they think I am some sort of freak!!! I would like to know if anyone remembers them and more importantly knows anywhere that still sells them!!!

Does anyone remember "spearmint chews" from the 80's?
Mmmmmmm.





Those were the days, my friend,





I thought they'd never end ....
Reply:those were good - loved the cola ones ...





any specialty candy stor should have them ... we have a chain call tutti frutti that sells them





see if that is in ur hood too
Reply:Go to www.aquarterof.co.uk - they may stock them....!!!!
Reply:I remember them. Did they have a pink and white striped wrapper?
Reply:i remember them...yuummy
Reply:i do remember tem - dont think they make them anymore - and i also liked the pacers too. they were lovely. aint seen them around lately either.
Reply:Yes i remember the spearmint ones,lovly.Never seen them for years.
Reply:No but, I miss those orange colored wax Harmonica's with the picture of the witch on it, that used to be in the candy stores around this time of year.
Reply:I found a site that sells them; I thought you were british so I put that into the search engine when i went looking; hope this helps. Oh yes, here in Kentucky in the U.S. we have a mint nougat that is chewy peppermint and it it is AMAZING. I keep a stash around after christmas every year to hold me over till the next hols. !!


http://www.britishcandy.com/boiled_sweet...
Reply:spangles 70's


stripers 80's


1p sweets (what happened to them !)
Reply:No, too young.
Reply:OMG, yes, they were responsible for me losing about 6 fillings!
Reply:Don't seem to remeber them but i do remember Pacers which were spearmint but a totally different shape! they came in a packet like Opal Fruits (ah the days before Starburst) but it was green. the mints were the same shape and consitancy as opal fruits but they were light green with dark green stripes!





sorry i couldn't help with your question but it did allow me to get that off my chest!
Reply:Yes name rings a bell Im sure I had them. I dont think you can buy them anywhere now though.
Reply:Yes i can remember them like it was yesterday, i paid the price eating them though minus a few teeth.

I want to purchase carefree gum -spearmint. Where do I get it.?

i would try a store

I want to purchase carefree gum -spearmint. Where do I get it.?
the grocery store
Reply:Any gas station, discount, chain store that sells gum. Are you REALLY asking this question? Worse yet, I can't believed I actually answered it!
Reply:7-Eleven
Reply:Are you kidding me???
Reply:7-11
Reply:I would think any drug store, grocery store, convenience store etc.
Reply:convenience stores.
Reply:marathon gas satation
Reply:any kind of food store.
Reply:store...look harder..its not that hard
Reply:Try your local gass stattion.
Reply:ah a store
Reply:try wal-mart
Reply:a gas station
Reply:I would look at your local Corner Store, and or visit the website via Google, etc. and look for a place where this would be found.
Reply:any local gas station

Does spearmint raise your temperature?

My daughter has the flu and has been fighting 103+ fever for about 5 days. Took her to the doctors, they said it was viral and would have to "run it's course". Well, to keep the temp down, but yet help her breathing, I would put her in a lukewarn bath with some bubble bath that I had scented with Eucalyptous and Spearmint. Someone told me that I shouldn't have done that because spearmint raises temperature. Has anyone ever heard of this?





This person has a history of pulling my leg so I never know if I can take what they say seriously.

Does spearmint raise your temperature?
Absolutely not. Spearmint wouldn't raise your temperature.


But don't bathe your kid if she has 103 temperature, especially not in some kind of eucalyptus junk or whatever. Just let her rest and give her fluids.


Also, if she still has a 103 temp after 5 days, you should call the doc again or take her back in (unless you just did) 5 days is a LONG time for a fever that high that could be very dangerous

Teeth Pain

Which flavors are your favorite from this list: cinnamon, spearmint, wintermint, peppermint, or fruity!?

gums and mints

Which flavors are your favorite from this list: cinnamon, spearmint, wintermint, peppermint, or fruity!?
Cinnamon.:)
Reply:cinnamon and fruity, I don't like anything with mint I feel like i'm eating toothpaste.
Reply:i like fruit!!!
Reply:Definitely peppermint
Reply:cinnamon or fruit are both good
Reply:hmm.fruity and peppermint.
Reply:cinnamon
Reply:it would have to be wintermint in gum and cinnamon in mints!!
Reply:peppermint, wintermint, fruity, cinnamon, spearmint - in that order.
Reply:Peppermint
Reply:cinnamon and fruity!


how about you? =]
Reply:wintermint and cinnamon