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To make your [[Herbal tea]], first ensure that you indeed possess some tea. If you do not have any in your possession, try looking in the cupboard, or any other nearby containers. Once you are sure that you have at least 1 tea, the next step can begin.

To start with, you must [[Fire Starting#How to start fires|light a fire]]. Make sure that you add [[Fire#Types of fuel|enough fuel that it lasts for at least 15 minutes]]. You only need to worry about this if you are using [[Stick|sticks]] as fuel, as all others can provide the required burn time with a single unit.

Now that your fire is properly lit, you will need a [[Recycled can]], or better yet, a [[Cooking pot]] to contain the tea while it is being made. A cooking pot will reduce the time it takes to make the tea, and increase the time it takes for it to become burned, but don't worry if you only have access to a can, it will do the job nicely as well!

Now, place your pot or can into a suitable slot in your fire, and carefully add 0.25 L (0.07 gal) of [[Water (potable)|safe, potable water]]. [[Water (unsafe)|unsafe water]] cannot be used as a substitute, as it's molecular structure is simply incapable of interacting with the tea (or any other items that require water to be made), and they won't mix.

Now that you have added the water to the cooking vessel, carefully apply the tea bag, and leave for between 12-15 minutes (depending on whether a pot or can was used), and, if you followed all the above steps correctly, you should have one cup of [[Afflictions#Positive afflictions|hot]] [[Cup of herbal tea|herbal tea]].