Civil War Coffee Alternative - Yaupon Tea - N. America's only native CAFFEINATED plant | HARD TIMES

When supply blockades prevented the South from getting coffee during the Civil War, some resorted to a domestic source of caffeine: yaupon tea. Find out how to prepare this coffee substitute and what it tastes like on this episode of Hard Times. Big thanks to Travis and Lisa for sending me the yaupon tea to make this episode possible. 🙏🏼

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