LEMON BALM GINGER TEA

Lemon Balm Ginger Tea image

Provided by My Food and Family

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 in ch piece ginger root, peeled and sliced
1 cup lemon balm leaves, crushed
4 cups boiling water

Steps:

Put sugar, water and ginger into a small pan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil, without stirring until the sugar disolves.
Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to steep and cool. When cool, strain mixture and discard ginger.
Place lemon balm leaves in bottom of heat-proof container. Pour boiling water over leaves and allow to steep for 3-4 minutes. Strain mixture into a conatainer and cool.
Fill large glass with ice. Add 2 Tbsp. ginger syrup to glass. Finish filling with lemon balm infusion. Allow to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 0 g, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g