On 7/10/2015 11:48 PM, Gary wrote:
> Xeno wrote:
>>
>> Gary wrote:
>>> Whenever I cook broccoli, I steam it. But instead of using the steamer
>>> set up, I use a small 1 quart pot. I fill a coffee cup with water and
>>> put that in the saucepan, then I add the broccoli and 3/4 of it is
>>> above the little bit of water. The bottom 1/4 broccoli gets boiled,
>>> the rest gets steamed.
>>>
>>> Once cooked and drained into a coffee cup. I enjoy mostly steamed
>>> broccoli and a cup of 'broccoli tea' which is very tasty.
>>>
>> I do the same but all my broccoli is above the water. No boiled
>> broccoli. I do the same with specific other vegetables as well. Some
>> vegetables just don't produce a nice palatable 'tea'.
>
> I've tried a few other vegetables that way but so far, only the
> broccoli tea it good to me. I'll drink the other veggie water but
> broccoli tea is good on it's own.
>
I suppose it depends on your taste buds. Technically, since I've had a
diet of spicy Thai food for 35 years, veggie water tea should be pretty
much tasteless to me but I've not found it to be so. Some combinations
of veggies work well too.

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Xeno