Yesterday's 'Living Off The Land' experiment was Nettle Tea. Yep. STINGING NETTLES. The ones that give me a blistery, itchy rash if I even DARE to walk by them? Beau picked the nettles, then gave me rubber gloves to wear. Pick the TOP leaves for the best results. Cover a pot-full of leaves and steep them in boiling water until you get the color that you like. Strain and then drink hot or cold. Refrigerate the leftovers. It tastes really nice - very similar to your basic Green Tea. A 'Spring Tonic' full of Vitamin C.
