Make This Soothing Tea with Fresh Orange Blossoms

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Orange flowers carry the most intoxicating scent in spring.

Maybe you’ve even wished that you could gather a handful of citrus flowers and bottle them all up—but they’re simply too good to keep bottled up.

Pick them fresh while they’re in peak season, and steep the orange blossoms to make a delicious herbal tea packed with health benefits.

Ingredients

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