Par-Salian's Tea

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  "diet": "C",
  "name": "Par-Salian's Tea",
  "page": 183,
  "type": "Elixir/Ale",
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    "entries": [
      "Whether you're a warrior doffing your plate mail after an arduous adventure or a wizard relaxing after a studious session in the stacks, each day demands time for repose. From an obscure oolong to a common chamomile, teas are imbued with incredible calming and restorative effects for the body and soul. The powerful white-robed Highmage Par-Salian was renowned for his arcane prowess, but those close to him warmly recounted his potent tea leaf homebrew as well. A single saucer full of this extraordinary blend, which was known to include a fresh ginger infusion with honey, chamomile, dried lemon, orange peel, and a dash of slippery elm bark (granting it a smooth, oily aftertaste) among its components, was said to soothe even the most dogged cold—an effect that ensured the survival of one of Par-Salian's most famous students, Raistlin Majere. Numerous interpretations of Par-Salian's legendary tea remain popular throughout Krynn, with some iterations steeped with rare and psychedelic bekial seeds from the thorn bushes of Estwilde, though it is said that none, save for his most trusted students, could successfully replicate his herbal amalgam.",
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            "by": "Lucien Soulban",
            "from": "Renegade Wizards",
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              "Par-Salian opened his mouth to speak, then realized Highmage Astathan was studying him very intently. He closed his mouth again. The tea lingered with a slightly oily aftertaste on his tongue, and Par-Salian finally recognized it. It was bekial seed from the thorn bushes of Estwilde; it acted to open one's consciousness without the deleterious effects of most other opiates. A little was enough to put its user in a trance. Too much was toxic. And the fine line between the two was only drawn by master herbologists."
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  "serves": {
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  "noteCook": [
    "Peeling the ginger isn't strictly necessary.",
    "The ginger and lemon zest will continue to infuse the liquid as you drink. For the strongest flavor, leave them in the mug until you finish; remove them at any point when you find the flavor sufficiently potent."
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  "dishTypes": [
    "drink",
    "libation"
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  "ingredients": [
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} lemon",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v}-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled if desired",
      "amount1": 2.5
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} cups boiling water",
      "amount1": 5
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    "Honey as needed",
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} sprigs fresh mint",
      "amount1": 4
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  "instructions": [
    "Using a vegetable peeler and working vertically, remove the zest from the lemon in wide strips (it should produce eight strips). Slice the ginger into four pieces, each about ½ inch thick, and working with one slice at a time, use the bottom of a sturdy mug or the flat side of a chef's knife to smash them. Place two lemon zest strips and one piece of smashed ginger in each of four mugs. Add about 1¼ cups boiling water to each mug and steep until fragrant, about 4 minutes. Add honey to taste to each mug and stir to combine. Holding the mint sprigs by their stems, slap them against the back of your hand or forearm (to help release their fragrance). Add one sprig to each mug and serve."
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  "_fullIngredients": [
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1 lemon",
      "amount1": 1
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    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "2½-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled if desired",
      "amount1": 2.5
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      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "5 cups boiling water",
      "amount1": 5
    },
    "Honey as needed",
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "4 sprigs fresh mint",
      "amount1": 4
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