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<blockquote data-quote="2busy" data-source="post: 3987153" data-attributes="member: 12213"><p>Start by picking the blooms from the tree. They grow in little clusters, so you can grab several in a pinch. Try to avoid as many twigs as possible, taking only the bloom. I like to give the bowl a good shake or two when I get home so that heavier sticks and bits can settle to the bottom, leaving clean flowers on top. </p><p></p><p>Transfer the flowers to a cutting board and give them a good chop. You aren’t trying to pulverize them, just open up the blooms a bit for added surface area. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.realtree.com/sites/default/files/styles/site_xl/public/content/inserts/2022/imagebymichaelpendley-redbud-2.jpg?itok=H6zBimSW" alt="Chop the blossoms to increase surface area." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Chop the blossoms to increase surface area.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Moved the chopped blooms to a pot with 2 quarts cold water. Bring the mixture to a heavy simmer or light boil. Try not to bring the water to a complete heavy boil; just cut the heat when you notice the first bubbles breaking the surface. Cut the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and steep the tea for 15 minutes. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.realtree.com/sites/default/files/styles/site_xl/public/content/inserts/2022/imagebymichaelpendley-redbud-3.jpg?itok=BA4ZOmYr" alt="Bring the blossoms to a light boil, then reduce the heat and simmer." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Bring the blossoms to a light boil, then reduce the heat and simmer.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pour the steeped tea through a strainer into a pitcher. Discard the used blooms. You’ll notice the tea is green at first. Don’t worry — just squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into it and watch it magically turn to a light purply pink shade.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.realtree.com/sites/default/files/styles/site_xl/public/content/inserts/2022/imagebymichaelpendley-redbud-4.jpg?itok=pvG6qAOR" alt="After you strain the tea and add lemon juice, the color will change from green to light purple or pink." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>After you strain the tea and add lemon juice, the color will change from green to light purple or pink.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sweeten the tea with sugar — or my choice, raw, unfiltered honey. Enjoy with a meal or just as a nice refreshing drink on a warm spring afternoon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2busy, post: 3987153, member: 12213"] Start by picking the blooms from the tree. They grow in little clusters, so you can grab several in a pinch. Try to avoid as many twigs as possible, taking only the bloom. I like to give the bowl a good shake or two when I get home so that heavier sticks and bits can settle to the bottom, leaving clean flowers on top. Transfer the flowers to a cutting board and give them a good chop. You aren’t trying to pulverize them, just open up the blooms a bit for added surface area. [IMG alt="Chop the blossoms to increase surface area."]https://www.realtree.com/sites/default/files/styles/site_xl/public/content/inserts/2022/imagebymichaelpendley-redbud-2.jpg?itok=H6zBimSW[/IMG] Chop the blossoms to increase surface area. Moved the chopped blooms to a pot with 2 quarts cold water. Bring the mixture to a heavy simmer or light boil. Try not to bring the water to a complete heavy boil; just cut the heat when you notice the first bubbles breaking the surface. Cut the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and steep the tea for 15 minutes. [IMG alt="Bring the blossoms to a light boil, then reduce the heat and simmer."]https://www.realtree.com/sites/default/files/styles/site_xl/public/content/inserts/2022/imagebymichaelpendley-redbud-3.jpg?itok=BA4ZOmYr[/IMG] Bring the blossoms to a light boil, then reduce the heat and simmer. Pour the steeped tea through a strainer into a pitcher. Discard the used blooms. You’ll notice the tea is green at first. Don’t worry — just squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into it and watch it magically turn to a light purply pink shade. [IMG alt="After you strain the tea and add lemon juice, the color will change from green to light purple or pink."]https://www.realtree.com/sites/default/files/styles/site_xl/public/content/inserts/2022/imagebymichaelpendley-redbud-4.jpg?itok=pvG6qAOR[/IMG] After you strain the tea and add lemon juice, the color will change from green to light purple or pink. Sweeten the tea with sugar — or my choice, raw, unfiltered honey. Enjoy with a meal or just as a nice refreshing drink on a warm spring afternoon. [/QUOTE]
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