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Anise tea
Use green anise seeds if you can get them. This recipe is really very simple
but you need a pestle and mortar. Use one level teaspoon of anise seeds per
person. Stick the kettle on before you start doing the seeds - that way you'll
have hot water just when you need it. Heat a frying pan until it's really
hot. Bung in the seeds and swirl them around for a few seconds - if they're
green you'll see them change colour slightly (they'll go yellowish-brown).
Put them into your mortar and smash them up. Put the pounded seeds into the
teapot and cover with hot water. Don't leave the tea to infuse for too long
- 3 or 4 minutes is enough - otherwise the essential oils will evaporate.