B1 and I are super "heaty", and I am developing a sore throat and losing my voice. So I said I would boil Chrysanthemum tea since I bought a bag full of these dried flowers some months ago. It's supposed to have a "cooling" effect against the heat.
Initially I thought that we wouldn't drink much of it. I actually hate drinking it because restaurants and my parents make it somewhat sour (and in my parents case, not sweet at all). So, I only made 2 litres of it. But when B1 said, we might not end up with 2 litres, so I thoughfully added another litre of water in.
I only let the flowers steep for about 10 minutes in the hot water after boiling, before chucking them out. This helped to minimize the sourness, I think. I dumped some sugar.
I am not sure what is the flower:sugar:water ratio, but I thought if the damn liquid looks like pee, I am golden =D (puns totally intended). In the end we drank all the water up. Sigh. I should have made more.
Initially I thought that we wouldn't drink much of it. I actually hate drinking it because restaurants and my parents make it somewhat sour (and in my parents case, not sweet at all). So, I only made 2 litres of it. But when B1 said, we might not end up with 2 litres, so I thoughfully added another litre of water in.
I am not sure what is the flower:sugar:water ratio, but I thought if the damn liquid looks like pee, I am golden =D (puns totally intended). In the end we drank all the water up. Sigh. I should have made more.
Read about benefits of Chrysanthemums (in Mandarin).
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