Aunt Nettie's Flaxseed Meal Tea

CarolynF · 07-14-2008, 07:21 PM

Here's an interesting recipe for flaxseed meal tea. Steeping it for 15 minutes is quite a while and finding a fine mesh strainer seem to be the only "different" things you have to do. Oh yes, ditch the sugar....

FLAXSEED TEA

4 T. flaxseed meal
2 C. (480 ml) boiling water
Dash or 2 of ground cinnamon
Sweetener to taste

1. Measure the flaxseed meal into a 2-cup (480 ml) measuring cup and fill with boiling water. Allow to steep about 12 to 15 minutes.
2. Using a fine mesh strainer, pour the steeped tea through the strainer into another 2-cup measure or small pitcher.
3. Shake a dash or 2 of ground cinnamon and sweeten to taste with sweetener of your choice. Makes 1 very large cup or 2 generous teacups of delicious flaxseed tea.

Buffy45 · 07-14-2008, 07:59 PM

Hi Carolyn

Wonder if you couldn't strain it through a paper coffee filter? I don't have a fine mesh one but I would think the idea is to get the seeds out. Let us know how you like it if you try it.

Kisal · 07-14-2008, 10:18 PM

A paper coffee filter should work fine. Also, I recently bought one of those metal mesh permanent coffee filters. The mesh is very fine, so one of those would work well, too.

jlatislaw · 07-15-2008, 06:12 AM

Quote:

FLAXSEED TEA

4 T. flaxseed meal
2 C. (480 ml) boiling water
Dash or 2 of ground cinnamon
Sweetener to taste

Quote:

Wonder if you couldn't strain it through a paper coffee filter? I don't have a fine mesh one but I would think the idea is to get the seeds out. Let us know how you like it if you try it.

There shoiuldn't be any seeds in it - it says flaxseed meal. My guess would be the gritty residue is what you'd be straining out.

Buffy45 · 07-15-2008, 08:26 AM

Ahh, good catch

, I could have sworn it just said flaxsee!

BABSY · 07-15-2008, 10:49 AM

eww, what does this do for you?

07-14-2008, 07:21 PM	#1
CarolynF Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 19,266 Gallery: CarolynF Stats: 195/144/139 WOE: Eat Fat, Get Thin/I Can Make You Thin Start Date: January 2001	Aunt Nettie's Flaxseed Meal Tea Here's an interesting recipe for flaxseed meal tea. Steeping it for 15 minutes is quite a while and finding a fine mesh strainer seem to be the only "different" things you have to do. Oh yes, ditch the sugar.... FLAXSEED TEA 4 T. flaxseed meal 2 C. (480 ml) boiling water Dash or 2 of ground cinnamon Sweetener to taste 1. Measure the flaxseed meal into a 2-cup (480 ml) measuring cup and fill with boiling water. Allow to steep about 12 to 15 minutes. 2. Using a fine mesh strainer, pour the steeped tea through the strainer into another 2-cup measure or small pitcher. 3. Shake a dash or 2 of ground cinnamon and sweeten to taste with sweetener of your choice. Makes 1 very large cup or 2 generous teacups of delicious flaxseed tea. __________________ August Meltdown July 4: 144.4 August 1: 144.0

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07-14-2008, 07:59 PM	#2
Buffy45 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 2,940 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart 6/1/08	Hi Carolyn Wonder if you couldn't strain it through a paper coffee filter? I don't have a fine mesh one but I would think the idea is to get the seeds out. Let us know how you like it if you try it.

07-14-2008, 10:18 PM	#3
Kisal Senior LCF Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 804 Gallery: Kisal Stats: 350/255.8/160 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: October 15, 2004	A paper coffee filter should work fine. Also, I recently bought one of those metal mesh permanent coffee filters. The mesh is very fine, so one of those would work well, too.

07-15-2008, 08:26 AM	#5
Buffy45 MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Lewisville, TX USA Posts: 2,940 Gallery: Buffy45 Stats: Type 2 Diabetic as of 6/1/08 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart 6/1/08	Ahh, good catch , I could have sworn it just said flaxsee!

07-15-2008, 10:49 AM	#6
BABSY Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MCKINNEY,TX Posts: 3,263 Gallery: BABSY Stats: 236/149/169.5/?	eww, what does this do for you?