Licorice Tea

I’m a coffee drinker. I used to be a tea drinker, but then I got married and had four children, 2 years apart, give or take 6 months. I NEEDED coffee. I had three kids under the age of 3 for a time. It’s a good thing I had them all when I was very young, I don’t think I could ever do something like that again.

Well, now that I am *cough* OLD, I am getting back to teas now and again. I still like the regular, plain old, orange pekoe tea that my mother and grandmother drank before me, but I’ve tinkered here and there with testing out herbal teas.

HANDS DOWN, the best herbal tea I have ever had is this: Stash Licorice Spice Tea. Wow, folks– Wow! I found it at my local Hannaford’s Supermarket (WalMart doesn’t carry it), and it’s a little pricey- $2.50 for a box of 20. But if you’re thrifty, one teabag can make two cups of tea.

The scent drives me wild. After making the tea, I frequently carry the empty package in my shirt pocket, to smell the licorice all day. It makes the house smell incredible. The tea requires no sugar- it’s really nice tea. Perfect for afternoons or as a dessert tea after dinner.