Ritual
Afternoon tea with peppermint
A quiet cup of peppermint in the afternoon, with a small bite alongside.
Steps
01
Fill the kettle
Fresh water in the kettle. Set it on while the cup comes out of the cupboard. Watch until it hisses.
02
Steep the peppermint
One heaped teaspoon of dried peppermint per cup. Pour over the water just off the boil. Steep for seven minutes.
03
A small sweet alongside
A piece of chocolate, a Lebkuchen, an apple. The cup and the sweet belong together for the next ten minutes.
Note
Peppermint tea is widely enjoyed and well tolerated for adults and children from school age. People with reflux or a sensitive stomach sometimes find peppermint aggravating. Concentrated peppermint oil is not suitable for infants or toddlers, but a standard infusion at customary strength poses no such concern.