Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon Luna moth wing dust

• 1/2 teaspoon Forget-Me-Not extract

• 1 vial of fresh tears (use salt water for milder results)

• 15-20 maidenhair leaves, recently collected

• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, grated

• 4 mint tea bags (can be substituted with lavender, rose, or matcha)

• 4 cups boiling water

• 2 tablespoons raw honey

• Edible gold leaf flakes (optional, recommended as Charon’s payment)

Directions

In a large bowl, mix the first five ingredients until combined. Pour in boiling water.

Steep tea bags for 5-7 minutes.

Strain, discarding tea bags and maidenhair leaves. Stir in honey and add gold leaf. Serve while hot.

Notes

This tea is traditionally given out at wakes and funerals, provided so loved ones might witness the passing of kin, friends, and pets at the border between the living and the departed.

Recommended for 4 years old and above. Be advised, no communication is possible, nor can a soul be captured in a mason jar. Best results by brewing at dusk near a wooded area.

Effects

Charon’s Maidenhair Tea is a mourning beverage with calming benefits. More notably, it reveals the flickering light of newly released souls traveling the gray road to the valley of the night. This phenomenon will appear slightly different to each drinker but has been described by many as a spark of fireflies alight in a dark sky.

Nutrition Facts:

1 cup: 30 calories (0 fat, 0 cholesterol, 7g carbohydrate, 8g sugars, 0 protein)