Everfree Recipes

Twinkle Tea

Time:
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 Cup of Water
1 Twinkle Leaf

Author:
Rarity

Recipe:
Good day, darlings! I hope this recipe finds you well. Now, as I’m sure you are aware, camping in the Everfree Forest without any proper food or supplies can be an absolute nightmare for those of us with more refined tastes. However, that is no excuse to live in squalor! A fine lady and/or gentlecolt knows how to carry themselves in even the most dire of situations, and what better way is there to maintain your composure (and your sanity) than with a nice cup of tea?

The first thing you will want to acquire is a cup of water. As any true tea enthusiast would know, the size of the cup is vital to how you are presenting yourself, but I suppose if you’re foraging for tea in the Everfree Forest your options may be limited. Too much or too little tea is better than no tea, and that is true in any scenario.

Of course, you also want that water to be clean and drinkable. If you have a unicorn nearby or are one yourself, you’re in luck! You probably already know the water purification spell. It’s almost trivially simple to perform, but if you don’t already know it, you can likely find it in any given spellbook. If there are no unicorns present, you will need to rely on old-fashioned methods of ensuring that your water is safe to drink.

Methods that a lady such as myself is not privy to.

Regardless, once your cup of water has been procured, you will want to find a single Twinkle Leaf. Naturally, these can be found on Twinkle Trees, which are jet-black beasts of plants that tower over their neighbors. If you gaze upon them at night, the bugs that live in their bark shine and twinkle like stars in the sky. It’s a gorgeous sight, though I don’t recommend getting too close when those bugs are out. They might be pretty to look at, but they are truly nasty vermin.

With the leaf in hoof, all that is left to do is to place the leaf in your cup of water, place it over a heat source such as a fire or even a simple warming spell centered on your horn, and wait about ten minutes. After that time has passed, you may remove the leaf and enjoy your fresh cup of tea. You’ll know you did it correctly if the fragrance is something you could simply die for.

Though, fair warning, the flavor will leave much to be desired.

Editor’s note: Add addendum detailing water purification techniques.