The lemon balm herb looks (and grows wild) like mint, but it smells like lemon! To prep the leaves to make tea, wash them well, dry them well, then place them flat in a single layer on a cookie sheet. To oven- dry the leaves to make tea, heat your oven to 200 degrees for 20 minutes, then turn it off. Place the leaves on the cookie sheet in the oven overnight. To make the tea, boil some water, let it cool off just a little, and pour it into a tea pot over as many dried leaves as you like (I used about a dozen in my little tea pot). Let steep for about ten minutes, then serve however you like (with honey, sugar, lemon, etc.) I made Willie try some. He liked it. He had a little bit of insomnia last night, and now he's laid out on the couch, knocked out.
The lemon balm herb looks (and grows wild) like mint, but it smells like lemon! To prep the leaves to make tea, wash them well, dry them well, then place them flat in a single layer on a cookie sheet. To oven- dry the leaves to make tea, heat your oven to 200 degrees for 20 minutes, then turn it off. Place the leaves on the cookie sheet in the oven overnight. To make the tea, boil some water, let it cool off just a little, and pour it into a tea pot over as many dried leaves as you like (I used about a dozen in my little tea pot). Let steep for about ten minutes, then serve however you like (with honey, sugar, lemon, etc.) I made Willie try some. He liked it. He had a little bit of insomnia last night, and now he's laid out on the couch, knocked out. 
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