Poppy seed tea: Difference between revisions

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| [[File:Poppy2.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 1:''' - Pour your intended dosage of generic poppy seeds into an empty medium or large pot.
| [[File:Poppy2.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 1:''' - Pour your intended dosage of generic poppy seeds into an empty medium or large pot.
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| [[File:Poppy3.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 2:''' - Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.
| [[File:Poppy13.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 2:''' - Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.
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| [[File:Poppy1.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Optional:''' - Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.
| [[File:Poppy12.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Optional:''' - Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.
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| [[File:Poppy4.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 3:''' - Steep and occasionally stir the pot for 10+ minutes. You will only have to stir for 10 to 15 minutes because the desired opiate alkaloids are contained in the outer coating of the seeds.
| [[File:Poppy3.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 3:''' - Steep and occasionally stir the pot for 10+ minutes. You will only have to stir for 10 to 15 minutes because the desired opiate alkaloids are contained in the outer coating of the seeds.
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| [[File:Poppy5.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 4:''' - Strain the seeds out of the pan using a sieve/strainer. You will end up with a brown liquid.
| [[File:Poppy4.jpg|200px|frameless|none]][[File:Poppy5.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Step 4:''' - Strain the seeds out of the pan using a sieve/strainer. You will end up with a brown liquid.
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| [[File:Poppy6.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Optional:''' - You may get a second wash by pouring boiling water over the seeds in the sieve/strainer, letting it drop into an extra, empty pot.
| [[File:Poppy6.jpg|200px|frameless|none]] || '''Optional:''' - You may get a second wash by pouring boiling water over the seeds in the sieve/strainer, letting it drop into an extra, empty pot.
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# Optional: Begin drinking your grapefruit juice. Grapefruit juice inhibits the enzymes, blocking them from converting the opiates in the body. This means that more codeine is converted into morphine.
If I chill the tea in the fridge before drinking it, the flavour is easy to ignore.
# Pour your intended dosage of generic poppy seeds into an empty medium or large pot.
# Boil water in a kettle or a separate pot. Once boiled, pour the water into the pot over the poppy seeds.
# Optional: Add approximately half a teaspoon of citric acid into the mixture. You may alternatively use several tablespoons of lemon juice or vinegar.
# Steep and occasionally stir the pot for 10+ minutes. You will only have to stir for 10 to 15 minutes because the desired opiate alkaloids are contained in the outer coating of the seeds.
# Strain the seeds out of the pan using a sieve/strainer. You will end up with a brown liquid.
# Optional: You may get a second wash by pouring boiling water over the seeds in the sieve/strainer, letting it drop into an extra, empty pot.
#
 
If I chill the tea in the fridge before drinking it, the flavour is easy to ignore.