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How to Make a Refreshing Iced Mint Tea as a natural digestive aid

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

Mint is well known as an excellent digestive aid and an appetite stimulant. Drunk as a tea before bedtime, this Mint Cup Tea has a soothing sedative effect. This delicate cup is a wonderful mixture with an intriguing taste, sure to soon become a favourite.

Ingredients:

4 sprigs fresh mint

½ tsp sugar

½ tsp lemon juice

2 T grapefruit juice

½ cup chilled tonic water

crushed ice

lemon slices, to decorate

  1. Crush two of the sprigs of mint with the sugar and put these into a glass. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
  2. Add the lemon juice, grapefruit juice and tonic water. Stir gently and decorate with the remaining min sprigs and slices of lemon.