Sassafras Tea Recipe

By Annie Stewart
Published on February 12, 2014
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The rots of the sassafras are dried before being used to make this Sassafras Tea Recipe, and the leaves can be dried and ground to make filé powder.

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Sassafras Tea Recipe

4 pieces sassafras root, 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch diameter
2 quarts water
Sugar or honey

Gather sassafras root. Wash roots and cut saplings off where green and where root stops.

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