My youngest daughter and I are reading The Fellowship of the Ring together as part of her school program. (Homeschool) My eldest daughter had just sent me this link that I so very much want to try – distilled tea recipe for Ent Draught! Distilled to be clear like the Ent Draught, but flavored with real loose leaf tea!
http://foodthroughthepages.com/2012/12/18/ent-draught-the-lord-of-the-rings/Tonight we read this passage: When they came to make their meal, they found that the Elves had filled their bottles with a clear drink, pale golden in color: it had the scent of a honey made of many flowers, and was wonderfully refreshing. Very soon they were laughing, and snapping their fingers at rain, and at Black Riders.
I don’t have the ingredients right now to make Ent Draught, but I can make yellow tea and add some White Gold Raw Honey and have some Elf Tonic! I must say this is not such a pale gold, but later steeps will be lighter. The taste is subtle, yet not hidden. Any stronger honey than this would be too much for me, but then I almost never add any sweetener at all to my teas.
The Elves can’t have left them chamomile, because the Hobbits knew it well and drank it themselves. I say the Elves left them either white or yellow tea! This is a precious brew that draws you near to enjoy its quiet beauty, which would be enough to fortify anyone against all that may lie ahead.
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This is brilliant Ashmanra, thanks for sharing! The man is a huge LOTR fan so I’ll make a batch of this tomorrow for him. My mother also made food and drink inspired by books when I was little, I absolutely loved it. What did your daughter think of your concoction?
Your mom sounds awesome! I think the only recipe I have made inspired by a book would be Esther’s Orange Marmalade Cake from the Mitford series, unless you count grilled cheese served with black tea, which we call Rat Lunch, from the end of the book I Was A Rat. (Thank you, GMathis, for reminding me how to make italics!) I drank my concoction alone, though, as youngest really only drinks black tea, being fond of Lapsangs. I am sure my eldest will be happy to try it with me, and the Ent Draught, too!
How neat! I just read the first two LOTR books and need to finish the third. I’m finding them a little hard to get through, though.
Pinot grigio? Judging by the laughing and snapping their fingers?
I think I’ll have to put Tolkien back on Mount To-Be-Read.
@Tearunner: LOL! My youngest daughter said, “Mom, I think they were having something with alcohol in it since they were suddenly snapping their fingers and feeling brave.” I said, “HEY! TEA CAN DO THAT!!!” LOL!
This is brilliant Ashmanra, thanks for sharing! The man is a huge LOTR fan so I’ll make a batch of this tomorrow for him. My mother also made food and drink inspired by books when I was little, I absolutely loved it. What did your daughter think of your concoction?
Your mom sounds awesome! I think the only recipe I have made inspired by a book would be Esther’s Orange Marmalade Cake from the Mitford series, unless you count grilled cheese served with black tea, which we call Rat Lunch, from the end of the book I Was A Rat. (Thank you, GMathis, for reminding me how to make italics!) I drank my concoction alone, though, as youngest really only drinks black tea, being fond of Lapsangs. I am sure my eldest will be happy to try it with me, and the Ent Draught, too!
How neat! I just read the first two LOTR books and need to finish the third. I’m finding them a little hard to get through, though.
Pinot grigio? Judging by the laughing and snapping their fingers?
I think I’ll have to put Tolkien back on Mount To-Be-Read.
@Tearunner: LOL! My youngest daughter said, “Mom, I think they were having something with alcohol in it since they were suddenly snapping their fingers and feeling brave.” I said, “HEY! TEA CAN DO THAT!!!” LOL!