Orange calendula flowers and a glass jar

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Calendula Cup

Pot-marigold petals, peppery and gold.

Calendula petals make a yellow cup with a peppery edge. Traditional skin-and-kitchen flower — drink it, or save the cooled liquor to press on a cloth. Petals, not florist marigolds.

Steep: 8 min
Water: 93°C / 200°F
Caffeine: None

Taste · Peppery, slightly resinous, floral

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Ingredients

1 cup

Organic calendula petals2 tsp

Method

1
Steep 8 minutes. Strain.
2
Drink, or cool and use as a compress cloth.

Why this cup

A bright, peppery petal tea
Traditionally used as a gentle skin-supporting cup
Pretty in a clear glass

Go gently

Daisy-family allergy.
Kitchen and cosmetic use, not a treatment for skin disease.

Steep timer

8:00

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