Emily had a really bad allergy episode last night. Her right eye got very swollen. Benedryl helped but I stayed home with her this morning. Sometimes just stepping outside first thing in the morning isn't a good idea. Phillip took Grace and Benjamin to church while Emily and I had tea for two. We had raspberry filled cookies and string cheese, along with our tea. I had Orange Pekoe and Emily had "Nursery Tea."
Here is how you can make it for your little one(s).
Cambric Tea - French Version
Ingredients:
Sugar - appox. 1 teaspoon per cup
Milk
Boiling water
Hot Tea, strongly brewed
Method
Place sugar in a cup, fill the cup to 2/3 with boiing water. Stir. Fill the last 1/3 cup with milk. Add a tablespoon or two of the strongly brewed tea.
Nursery Tea - English version
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon Hot Tea, strongly brewed
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Method:
Heat milk along with the vanilla, add the sugar and stir to dissolve. Add the strong tea.
When I make this I use the Cambric version and add a little vanilla. I am usually making a cup of tea for myself and just use some tea in my cup for the nursery tea.
4 comments:
She is feeling much better Flora, thank you! I hope the little ones in your family enjoy the tea. Moms seem to like it too. :0)
Kelli
As I sneeze and write this...I can relate with poor little Emily. Oh but it looks as though yall had such a good time. You made a memory out of a bad moment!
My mother used to make this tea for me when I was a little girl. She called it "bib tea". She made something more like the English version, but without the vanilla. I give my 2-year old Chamomile tea with honey (just warm). She loves it and handles a real teacup quite well.
This is how I drank tea every evening as a child! Despite the sugar, it always had a sopoforic effect, and I drifted right off to sleep. I look forward to sharing the tradition with my own children when they are a bit older. Thank you for the lovely reminiscence.
~Bethany
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