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with summer now in full swing there are few things better than an ice cold drink to help cool you down. so here's my recipe for a quite lovely iced tea.
ingredients:
- 6 tea bags of any white fruit flavored tea (a simple black tea works just as great!)
- 6 cups of boiling water
- 2 cups of cold water
- 1/8 tsp of baking soda
- 1/2 cup of honey
- 1/8 cup of sugar (or sugar to taste)
- lemon wedges for garnish
how to:
- bring 6 cups of water to a boil in a tea pot or kettle. its best to use one or the other so you know when the water is just right to brew the tea properly.
- in a separate pot medium sized sauce pan (or any container that can hold the amount of boiling water) place your 6 teabags and baking soda in the pot.
- once the water is ready (the teapot will let you know once it starts hissing) pour the water into the teas, cover and let brew for about 10 minutes.
- once the tea is properly brewed take out teabags. don't squeeze them, it'll make the tea bitter; just simply take them out.
- add your 2 cups of cold water and start mixing in the honey.
- taste the tea, if it isn't sweet enough for your taste add sugar. (1/8 cup was just right for my taste, but it was a tad bit sweet for my father)
- let the tea cool and then refrigerate.
- serve with a wedge of lemon and enjoy!
hope the drink turned out just as lovely for you as it did for me!
any tips you'd like to share from your experience making it?
