Iced tea

[electricland]

I haven't really cooked since I got back from vacation, although I've made salad AND washed my dishes TWO NIGHTS RUNNING. Feels good. Another 19 days of this and I'll have a habit.

However, here, for raithen and anyone else suffering a heatwave (not me alas), is a recipe for the most incredible iced tea I've ever tasted. It comes courtesy of my friend Kelly and I made it on Tuesday night.

Steep the following for 5 minutes:

• 6 teabags (I used Twining's Earl Grey)


• 3 cups hot water


• 3 cinnamon sticks


• Pinch of nutmeg


• 1/4 tsp ground clove

Remove the teabags and cinnamon sticks. Add:

• 1/2 cup sugar


• 1/2 cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons' worth)

Refrigerate. Dilute to taste with about 1 part water to 2 parts tea mixture; serve over lots of ice.

Comments

YUM!

[raithen.livejournal.com]

Sounds wonderful! Thanks!

(but for right now: COFFEE!!)

[oblomova.livejournal.com]

Thankfully, it has been unseasonably cool in Chicago, but I'll keep this recipe handy. It sounds wonderful!

[ohiblather.livejournal.com]

oh yum, that sounds good.

Debbie

[mindrobber.livejournal.com]

Sounds yummy, but complicated. Think I'll have a beer instead.

Cinnamon sticks...

[emjayne.livejournal.com]

Mmm. Yummy! Where do you buy cinnamon sticks? I'd like to try this when the next heat wave hits... (crosses fingers, hoping for a sunny weekend...)

Re: Cinnamon sticks...

[raithen.livejournal.com]

YOu send me your rain (we need it -- there are forest fires out here) and I'll send you the hot, sunny weather.

Deal?

Re: YUM!

[electricland.livejournal.com]

It is really refreshing.

Incidentally I used Earl Grey teabags as that's what I had. Kelly did likewise.

[electricland.livejournal.com]

The spices are amazing. I'm not used to thinking of cold liquids as smelling of anything much, but this smells wonderful.

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Debbie! Yay! Your arms MUST be better if you're commenting!

[electricland.livejournal.com]

I hate to stereotype...

well ok, I don't really.

BOYS!

(but beer is good too.)

Re: Cinnamon sticks...

[electricland.livejournal.com]

I got mine at Provigo in a hermetically sealed plastic bag. Dull, but effective.

I bet the grocery store at the Atwater Market has them though, and that would be MUCH more fun.

[mindrobber.livejournal.com]

What I find interesting is when I travel to the US and unsweetened ice tea is the norm there, whereas here you specifically have to ask for "rude" ice tea as its called in Canada.

<sticks out hand>

[emjayne.livejournal.com]

DEAL.



My summer dresses need some sun dammit! :)

LiveJournal does not wish raithen to say this:

[electricland.livejournal.com]

do it w/o the lemon, mix 1/2 iced tea mix, 1/2 milk/soy/rice milk = iced chai

yummy! was DELICIOUS (made at lunch)

[electricland.livejournal.com]

Yes, I've noticed that (although I didn't know we had a special term for it!)

I like this recipe b/c the sugar balances the lemon juice and tannin perfectly. (Also, adding the sugar while it's hot means the sugar dissolves much more easily than if you try and sweeten the unsweetened stuff.)

beer good, BUT. . .

[raithen.livejournal.com]

To second ELL:

BOYS!

I have NO problems with stereotypes

Re: beer good, BUT. . .

[mindrobber.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to feel as though I'm being ganged up on...

Re: beer good, BUT. . .

[raithen.livejournal.com]

Poor Mindrobber. There there. *Sniff*

Re: beer good, BUT. . .

[mindrobber.livejournal.com]

Fine. Be that way. See if I make you one of my complicated, amazing gourmet meals next time you're in town. :P

Re: beer good, BUT. . .

[mrs-cake.livejournal.com]

Right with you on the beer, so less of the "Boys", girls. ;) Btw, I'd recommend to "dilute to taste" with rum or vodka, not water.