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 ...

As gardeners know, yaupon is a hardy plant, often invasive, drought resistant and hard to get rid of. That, said Talcott – who roasts the leaves in the oven – can infuse the tea with a sweet ...

As gardeners know, yaupon is a hardy plant, often invasive, drought resistant and hard to get rid of. That, said Talcott – who roasts the leaves in the oven – can infuse the tea with a sweet ...

where yaupon – believed to be the continent's only native plant containing caffeine – grows wild as a bush or a small tree with oval, dark green leaves. But the arrival of imported tea and ...