Oven Drying Red Raspberry Leaves

Today I took a drive over to my parents house with one goal in mind, raiding their pesticide free raspberry bush! It wasn't juicy berries i was after, although i did eat a few handfuls. It was the lovely green leaves. Which a few other ingredients can be made into a tea that aids fertility (the tea will be my next post). So with a bag in hand i picked, and picked, and picked, until i was satisfied i had enough. Once I was home it was tea making time, and here is what i did.

First preheat the oven to 180. Make sure you wash the leaves, making sure they are free of dirt and debris.

After that spread them out on a cookie sheet and put them in the oven for 2 hours, taking them out once in the middle to shift them around








 Crush them in a large zip lock baggie to contain the mess.








Once they are all crushed put your leaves in a air tight container, you don't want pantry moths to get at them. Tada you are done!









In my next post I will tell you about the fertility tea I made, but if you are wondering about the uses of red raspberry leaves then click the link. Please be sure to read the descriptions carefully, and talk with your ob or midwife before you drink any in early pregnancy, it has been said to lead to miscarriages in momma's who have had multiple miscarriages or who have a weak uterus.