Pine needles contain large amounts of vitamin C, and steeping them in hot water releases the nutrient. The tea provides the complete vitamin C complex, not simply isolated ascorbic acid as you ...

If you have a leftover Christmas tree, you could remove the needles and use them in a variety of recipes. Pine needle tea has been praised for boosting immunity and soothing colds.

Brew a healthy cup of tea packed with vitamin C from white pine needles. This centuries old tea has a mild yet bright flavor and no bitterness.

To get this par-tea started, go for white pine, easily identifiable by its clusters of five needles.

My family loves drinking white pine needle tea, which is also easy to make. Take a handful of white pine needles and place in a pot of already barely simmering water for around 10 minutes or so ...

White pine (pinus strobus) needles also make a lovely tea, and one that I enjoy every winter as there are white pines outside my kitchen door.

Today, there are several varieties of white tea, including silver needle, white peony, Ceylon white, Darjeeling white, and white pu-erh.

You can find these white lines (also called stomatal blush) on the undersides of white pine needles and those of balsam fir, however, they aren’t as pronounced as those on an Eastern hemlock.