Freelance Writer , Editor , Translator , and Photographer See my r sum and samples of my published work . Search this site. Tea Rediscovering an important part of our herbal heritage. World War II Army Signalmen in the Amateur Radio Service Hams who answered the call.
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Labrador tea's modest appearance belies its high profile in North America's herbal heritage. Infusions of this hardy bog dweller's aromatic, evergreen foliage have comforted backwoodsmen since the earliest European explorations. Following the Boston Tea Party, fashionable colonial hostesses served Labrador tea as a democratic alternative to imported teas. Until recently the pungent yellow brew was common in the Pacific Northwest, where some Native communities continue to appreciate it to this day. The photograph depicts L. groenlandicum , or bog Labrador tea.