Mint Tea

I remember, when I first started working at Amy's garden plot, noticing all of the mint, and wondering how to make fresh mint tea. Alot of time was spent/wasted on the web looking for amounts to use, and how to prepare it. So to save people the trouble, this is how I do it. My tea pot holds 1.5 Q of water. I put in 3 peppermint sprigs (cut the plants off at the ground, stem is ~10" long, leave the leaves attached to the stem). Bring to a boil and then let it steep for 10 min. Bring back to a boil (only takes an extra minute or so). Voila. Note that peppermint works best; spearmint is ok, chocolate mint is ok, apple mint is very boring for this use.
Of the 1.5Q I use some to cook my oatmeal (pour on oats, cover, let steam 10 min, then I nuke it for 2 min more), some to make rooibos tea, and I bottle 1Q in old juice bottles -- the lid even seals when the tea cools so you don't have to refrigerate it!