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Pink-gold tea with red clover flower heads
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Red Clover

Magenta blossoms, a thin green-gold cup.

Red clover blossoms brew into a mild, slightly sweet cup. Traditional ‘blood and skin’ tea of the field. It is a phytoestrogen plant — that is a caution, not a promise.

Steep
10 min
Water
93°C / 200°F
Caffeine
None

Taste · Sweet grass, faint bean, mild

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Ingredients

1 cup

  • Organic red clover blossoms2 tsp

Method

  1. 1

    Steep covered 10 minutes. Strain.

  2. 2

    A pinch of mint is welcome.

Why this cup

  • A gentle field-flower tea
  • Traditionally used in skin-season blends
  • Mild enough to mix with mint

Go gently

  • Skip in pregnancy, breastfeeding, and if you have hormone-sensitive conditions or take related medicines.
  • Not for children as a routine tea.
  • Kitchen tradition, not hormone therapy.

Steep timer

10:00

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