This super-easy craft makes a nice gift for the tea-lover on your list or for yourself. Lemongrass leaves are long and unwieldy and rolling them into a small wreath allows you to more easily store them and add them into a cup to brew.
Level: easy Cost: inexpensive Use: gift/edible
Materials:
- Lemongrass plant
Step 1: Select a lemongrass blade that is about 3 feet long. (You can use more than one blade, if you are making wreaths to add to a soup or other dish for stronger flavoring.)
Step 2: Form the end of the blade into a circle around three fingers, then pull the other end through to make a loose circle.
Step 3: Start wrapping the long end around the circle -- twisting it as you go.
Step 4: Tuck in the last of the loose end or trim it off.
Step 5: Drop one wreath into a cup of boiling hot water to steep for a couple minutes. Remove the wreath and stir in a teaspoon of local honey. Drink.
- In the August 2018 issue of Washington Gardener Magazine, we share tips for growing, propagating, and preserving Lemongrass.
- Fresh lemongrass works best as it can get a bit scratchy and rough as it dries. If the blade is too rough or hard to work with, peel off the stiff section.
- Make several small wreaths to place on holiday gifts or in stockings.
- You can dry the wreaths by hanging them for a few weeks in a well-ventilated room or place them in a dehydrator for several hours.
- Store them in a glass jar.
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