It was open stage night in rec.food.drink.tea, when Ripon stepped
up to the microphone and muttered:

> I have tried many different brands mint tea bags but would love
> to know- how to make it fresh. I know, I need to use strong
> black tea but how much fresh mint to put? Anyone around here can
> help me- how to make fresh mint tea? Season is changing here, I
> always suffer with sour throat during this time and drink mint
> tea. Thank you.

That will depend upon what you want. We keep a stock of a mint
herbal on hand (not a true tea) for cold and flu season. It's very
comforting when seasoned with honey.

But a black tea with mint would only add to the frustrations of
trying to sleep when you can't even breathe.

--
Derek

If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it
poorly.