Bo The Botanist Flashcards
Gather round with your drinks
There’s nothing like it is there
A hot drink that is
You know tea and coffee didn’t come to Britain until the 17th and 18th Centuries?
You know tea and coffee didn’t come to Britain until the 17th and 18th Centuries?
Before that we drank herbal elixirs like this one, they had healing properties
Before that we drank herbal elixirs like this one, they had healing properties
Mint it’s good for sickness
Mint it’s good for sickness
Sage for brain function
Sage for brain function
Fenugreek for blood sugar
Fenugreek for blood sugar
Rosemary for a blocked nose
Rosemary for a blocked nose
I like to experiment
I like to experiment
For me it’s the feeling that a hot beverage conjures up, don’t you think?
We drink them for comfort and warmth
To soothe
To soothe
To stimulate
To stimulate
To digest
To digest
To be together
To be together
There’s a ritual for this particular blend
There’s apple juice, from apples first brought to Britain by the Romans
Orange peel for sunshine on a winter’s day
A celebratory blend of spices, clove, ginger, star anise and cinnamon
All served up with copper infused water
To bring you a heart and hand warming Saturnalian brew!
Smell it first, let the vapours warm your cold face. Does the smell remind you of anything?
To bring you a heart and hand warming Saturnalian brew!
Smell it first, let the vapours warm your cold face. Does the smell remind you of anything?