DCHP-1 Online

Hudson Bay tea

• either of two closely related evergreen shrubs, Ledum groenlandicum and L. decumbens var. palustre.

  See also: Labrador tea (def. 1)  

  • 1948  . . . a tea used to be made from Hudson's Bay tea or Labrador tea (Ledum). . . .
  • 1957  "HUDSON BAY TEA" (Nazko Indian) Pick whole bush and hang up to dry in shed. Take leaves off and boil in water. Needs more tea than white man's tea.
  • 1960  . . . the Indian food consisted of baked moss, dried berries and roots, washed down by a brew made from the Hudson's Bay tea shrub (Ledum Groenlandicum). . . .