Liquid Grandeur

My favorite drinks. To make my own pace, when the world is turning a little too fast. No alcohol needed. But a little honey. (Rcp# 0026)

Ingredients for ‘Liquid Grandeur’

For 5 glasses/tea mugs per recipe:

1. Divine Red (Combucha Mix)

• 250ml combucha
• 200ml grape juice (pure, no water or sugar added)
• 60-70 ml red beet juice (pure, no sugar or other added)
• 500 ml drinking water
• Tall glasses (250 ml each)

2. Get Moving (Pineapple Tea)

• 1 small sweet pineapple (you only need the hard parts for the tea, so you can make pineapple pie afterwards)
• 5 small or 3 medium ginger toes
• 500 ml hot water (to boil the tea)
• 5 teaspoons honey
• Tall, heat-resistant glasses (e.g. matcha glasses)

3. Keep it Calm (Herbal Tea)

• 5 – 7 small twigs of fresh lemon balm or 1 tablespoon of dried lemon balm
• 15 – 20 fresh mint leaves (depending on size) or ½ tsp dried mint leaves
• 10 blackberry leaves, fresh or dried (crushed leaves will fill about 7-10 teaspoons)
• Tea mugs or clean teapot/heat-resistant carafe

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Preparations for ‘Liquid Grandeur’

1. Divine Red (Combucha Mix)
   1. Pour 50 ml of combucha into a tall glass (250 ml)
   2. Add a little less than the amount (35 – 40 ml) in grape juice
   3. Add three tablespoons of red beetroot juice. The glass should now be half full.
   4. Fill up the rest of the glass with drinking water
2. Get Moving (Pineapple Tea)
   1. Cut off the top of the pineapple (leaf crown), then rinse the fruit.
   2. Cut away the rough green skin. Remove only the green, leaving the harder yellow part with the little brown indents. Then cut off a layer of about 1 ½ cm from the fruit (including the little brown indents).
   3. Quarter the pineapple. Cut out the inner hard part (= 4 long pieces) and set aside.
   4. Take a small ginger toe and peel it, then cut it into slices.
   5. Fill a tall heat-resistant glass (e.g. for matcha tea) loosely halfway with pieces of either the outer yellow pineapple pieces or the inner hard pieces. Add the ginger pieces.
      Safety tip: Place any (heat-resistant) glass vessel on a wet cloth when pouring in hot water to make sure the heat difference won’t crack the glass.
   6. Boil over with hot water.
   7. Add a teaspoon of honey and allow the drink to cool to drinking temperature (8-10 minutes).
3. Keep it Calm (Herbal Tea)
   1. Wash fresh leaves or spread dry leaves evenly in the tea glass, pot or carafe.
      Safety advice: Place any (heat resistant) glass container on a wet cloth when pouring in hot water to make sure the heat difference won’t crack the glass.
   2. Boil over with hot water.
   3. Allow to cool to drinking temperature (8 – 10 minutes) in moderate or cold weather and allow to cool completely (room temperature) in warm weather.

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Side Notes:

• Pineapples are amazing fruits. Definitely one of my favorites. Apparently, not only can you make alternative ‘leather’ from the leaves, but an enzyme from the pineapple has been used for centuries to fight infections (ask your trusted pharmacist). So pineapple tea will help a bit if you are about to start a cold. Watch out for the acid in the fruit, though. I would not drink too much of the tea at once, especially not on an empty stomach.
• I am a person born and bred for moderate and cold weather, so hot weather is a bit of a challenge for me. In the summer, if I drink the ‘Keep it Calm’ herbal tea (cooled to room temperature) right after breakfast and throughout the day, I have much less trouble adjusting to heat stress. The same goes for keeping track of a heavy workload. Give it a try. It might help you stay cool, too. Oh yeah, you might also need to reduce stress 😉