Cool Off All Summer Long with Iced Tea
(1) You're thirsty but you don't really want water.
(2) It's hot out there and the heat has zapped your energy.
(3) You have to admit that the heat has made you a little bit grumpy.
(4) It seems like every time you sit down, the kids are calling you to do something else.
(5) You can't decide whether to drink the iced tea or pour it all over you!
This lens will give you everything you need for a summer filled with iced tea retreats!!
And isn't this iced tea picture cool?
Iced Tea by Bernadette Deming. Size 4.75 X 6.75 Art Poster Print
Almond Vanilla Iced Tea Recipe
Ingredients:1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 quart strong tea (any black or green variety)
Directions:
Combine all the ingredients and pour over ice cubes in tall glasses.
Almond Vanilla Iced Tea
Strawberry Lemonade Tea
6 Lemon tea bags
4 cups boiling water
24 ounces Strawberry puree
1 bottle club soda or sparkling water
Directions:
To make the puree, place fresh or frozen strawberries in a blender for 1 minute. Steep tea bags in boiling water for 5 minutes. Gently squeeze the tea bags and remove them.
Allow the tea to cool. In a large pitcher combine tea concentrate with Strawberry puree. Add sparkling water. Stir well and serve over ice.
Strawberry Lemonade Tea Recipe
American-style iced tea is the perfect drink for a hot, sunny day. It's never really caught on in the UK, probably because the last time we had a hot, sunny day was back in 1957. ~~Tom Holt
Orange Cinnamon Iced Tea
2 quarts water
6 tea bags
1 stick (3-inch size) cinnamon
4 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate
sugar or sugar substitute to taste
Directions:
Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from heat and add tea bags and cinnamon stick. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
Remove and discard tea bags and cinnamon stick. Stir in orange juice concentrate. Sweeten to taste. Chill.
Orange Cinnamon Iced Tea Recipe
Mint Julep Iced Tea
Ingredients:8 cups water, divided
3 tea bags
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup sugar
Directions:
In a medium saucepan, combine half the water, the tea bags, and mint leaves; bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Strain into a pitcher. Add the sugar and mix well. Stir in the remaining water and serve over ice, or chill until ready to serve.
Mint Julep Iced Tea Recipe
Sangria Style Tea Cooler Recipe
Ingredients:4 cups light apple juice
1 black tea bag
1/2 each: lemon, lime and orange, cut into rounds
4 sprigs mint
Directions:
Bring apple juice to a boil in medium saucepan. Remove from heat; add tea bag, citrus rounds and 2 mint sprigs. Allow to steep and cool.
Remove tea bag and mint sprigs. Pour into pitcher and add fresh mint sprigs. Pour over ice to serve.
For Sangria Spritzer: Pour equal parts Sangria Style Tea Cooler and soda water over ice in tall glasses.
Sangria-Style Tea Cooler Recipe
Tea Pitchers and Glasses
"In the world of tea, each movement in the making of tea has nobility and meaningfulness. The mundane, trivial acts of setting a fire, boiling some water, and making a bowl of tea are lifted to the level of an art form%u2026 . In the way of tea this type of transformation is not restricted just to the making or serving of tea, but it can spill over into all of one's daily actions and transform the entire day."-Brother Joseph Keenan
Apricot Iced Tea
Ingredients:7 cups cool water
2 cans (5.5 oz size) apricot nectar
2 tablespoons superfine sugar
3 cold brew tea bags
1 pound sliced apricots
Ice
Directions:
In a pitcher, stir together water, apricot nectar and sugar. Add tea bags, let steep 7 minutes, dunking bags occasionally.
Once tea is desired strength, remove bags. Add sliced apricots. Pour over ice.
Apricot Iced Tea Recipe
Citrus Iced Tea
4 cups boiling water
4 teaspoons bags
6 cups cold water
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
Sugar (optional)
Directions:
Pour boiling water over tea bags in 2 1/2-quart heat-resistant pitcher. Allow to steep 5 minutes; remove bags.
Add cold water and juices; refrigerate until thoroughly chilled. Sweeten to taste with sugar, if desired.
Citrus Iced Tea Recipe
Iced Tea Makers
Iced Tea
Iced Tea (50 Series)
Amazon Price: $10.35 (as of 06/03/2012)
"In Iced Tea, author Fred Thompson serves up 50 vibrant variations on 'the house wine of the South, 'using black, green, and oolong teas ('considered by some to be the Lafite Rothschild of teas') as well as tisanes, which are teas made not from tea leaves but from flowers, herbs, and spices.
Recipes range from Southern-Style Iced Tea--a basic formula of tea, water, and sugar--to Teatotaler's Sangria, which combines chilled green tea with peaches, oranges, and other fresh fruits. Other notable concoctions include the tropically tinged Bimini Island Iced Tea; Cha Yen, or Thai Iced Tea, which uses condensed and evaporated milk; and the classic Sweet Tea, whose main ingredient is sugar--and lots of it. ('A visitor to the South once said that it made his teeth hurt,' writes the author.) There's also a section of mixed alcoholic drinks.
'Tea is the world's second most popular beverage, after water,' says Thompson, and it has noted health benefits; its consumption has been linked to lower instances of cancer and strokes. Iced Tea should help readers pursue good health--and have a delicious time doing it. --Andy Boynton, Amazon.com Review
Valentine Tea Recipe
2 cups sugar
6 cups water
6 tea bags
3 cinnamon sticks
2 whole cloves
1 cup lemon or pineapple juice
1 quart apple juice
1 quart cranberry juice
1 package (6 oz size) powdered strawberry gelatin
Directions:
Boil sugar with water until dissolved. Add tea bags. Remove after 6 minutes.
Add cinnamon sticks and cloves; let sit for half an hour. Remove spices.
Add juices and gelatin. Mix and refrigerate until chilled.
Valentine Tea Recipe
Fruit and Spiced Tea
Ingredients:2 cups water
1 stick (3 inch size) cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
3 tea bags
3/4 cup sugar
3 cups pineapple juice
3 cups orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
Ice
Directions:
Combine water, cinnamon and cloves in a medium pan. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep for 5 minutes.
Remove tea bags and spices. Stir in sugar, pineapple juice, orange juice and lemon juice. Cover and chill thoroughly. Serve over ice.
Fruit And Spice Tea Recipe
Need a Teapot?
Bodum Bora Bora 17-Ounce Doublewall Thermo Tea Press
Amazon Price: $104.96 (as of 06/03/2012)
Product Features
1) Insulated Double Wall Construction - Keeps Tea Warmer Longer
2) Makes Brewing With Loose-Leaf Tea Easy
3) Heat Is Not Transferred To The Outer Layer So No Trivet Is Needed
4) Patented Press System Stops The Brewing Process & Eliminates Bitter Tea.
5) Mouthblown Glass (Handmade) Teapot. Dishwasher Safe
Iced Tea Spoons
Amazon Product Features1) Set of 4 iced tea spoons
2) European sizing with elaborate filigree and opalescent sheen
3) Full range of matching place settings and accessories available
4) Crafted in Italy of 18/10 stainless steel with durable plastic handle
5) Dishwasher-safe
Rosanna Pearlized Pink Napoleon Iced Tea Spoons, Set of 4
For when you want to kick it up a notch! :)
What's your favorite iced tea?
I'd love to hear from you!
Jeanine
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Philippians468
Mar 16, 2011 @ 11:51 am | delete
- just looking at your lens i am feeling thirsty! lovely recipes you've got here! i think i will go with the ICE COLD tea, with a slice of lemon! cheers
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Swagger1
Jun 9, 2010 @ 3:53 am | delete
- All of these recipes look delicious and especially cooling for a hot summer.
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IntuitiveHealer
Jun 16, 2010 @ 10:19 pm | delete
- Thanks!! And now that I know that tea rehydrates as well as water, I figure I might as well use tea, instead, to cool off from the heat!
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GladlyMom
May 25, 2010 @ 6:32 pm | delete
- Oh! You have hit my weakest spot! ICED TEA! I love iced tea - except for what it does to stain my teeth. Lensrolled it to http://www.squidoo.com/easysmoothierecipes. Thanks!
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IntuitiveHealer
May 28, 2010 @ 12:53 am | delete
- Thanks!! I had a blast making this lens. I really liked Easy Smoothie Recipes, too, and have added it to my Rocketmoms list on several lenses. ~~Jeanine
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About Jeanine
I am an avid tea enthusiast, but used to be totally wild for southern sweet tea!! When I decided I had better give up caffeine, it was a sad time for a while :).
But I have discovered herbal and decaf teas and have fallen in love again!
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Note to Self...
~~Enjoy life.
~~Drink tea.
~~Celebrate often.
~~Tracy Stern
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