Tea's Up

[Celebrimor]

Originally posted by BrotherCaine
Poisonous plants can smell nice.
http://library.thinkquest.org/C007974/1_1ole.htm
http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Melilotus+albus
http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/cestrum_nocturnum.htm
http://www.oldjimbo.com/plants/wh.html

Here\'s a good slide show of poisonous plants.  Doesn\'t say if they smell nice or not.
http://www.lifespan.org/Services/Emergency/Articles/PoisonSlides/default.htm

Well, the first one says it has fragant flowers, doesn\'t say it smells tasty. Many flowers smell nice, but I wouldn\'t eat them because of it.

The Melilotus albus actually had edible uses.

Anyway, thanks for the concern, and I was also surprised myself when I didn\'t end up throwing up affter the first few sips. I know I was lucky, and even if it doesn\'t sound like a smart thing to do, I was really careful, controlling the ammount of leaves, the boiling time, and of course, I didn\'t drink it all at once, I tried a bit, waited to see if it had any undesired effect, and then slowly continued. I can\'t say I won\'t keep trying stuff I find around the woods though, since so far, almost all has been preety good. I usually go gather this plant affter rainy season every year now, cuz it\'s tallest at that time.

So, back to the tea party...

I\'m also fond of fruity tea every now and then, Blueberry tea being my favorite.

[Pale]

I\'m not so keen on the fruit teas. They always smell delicious, but once you actually get around to tasting them... they\'re nearly always a disappointment.

[Cyl]

Bah, I am all for Rooibos tea.

[Celebrimor]

Originally posted by Pale
once you actually get around to tasting them... they\'re nearly always a disappointment.

Yeah, I know what you mean... I can\'t remmber what brand this blueberry tea is, but I\'ll look into it and get back to you on it, you should definitely try this one.