Sweet tea

[rootofnewt]

I've been making sweet tea with Republic of Tea varieties lately. The Daily Green Pinapple Ginger Tea and Ginger Peach both make a good iced beverage.

Put four teabags in a large bowl/jar. Add three cups boiling water and a quarter cup of sugar (if you want sweet tea, use a half cup of sugar or 1/4 cup splenda).

Let steep five minutes (four for green tea). Remove tea bags and pour the tea over ice to make two quarts. Or just add cold water to two quarts and serve the tea over ice.

I think both teas could be improved by the addition of extra ginger, of course. And the pineapple ginger might even be amenable to amaretto. I might try that in my next glass.

Comments

[heido.livejournal.com]

Huh. I don't use splenda in my sweet tea. Maybe I should try it?

I'm definitely going to try your recipe tomorrow.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I only use splenda if I think boy will want some iced tea. He won't drink a whole pitcher and I don't care for cold unsweetened tea, so I'll use some splenda if I think he'll want some. It's not bad, but it doesn't take very much.

That said, most of the time I think he'll want tea, I usually make it out of rooibos or honeybush--no sweetener needed and tastes excellent cold.

[lupa.livejournal.com]

mmm i love ginger peach.
and mango ceylon.
and blackberry sage.

mmmmm.

[gremlin44.livejournal.com]

Their mango ceylon makes my favorite iced tea. *swoon*

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Oh, that one is very nice, too. And quite lovely iced.

[circumspectly.livejournal.com]

Where do you obtain this tea? I think I need some. ;)

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I can get it at Whole Foods and both co-ops in town.

http://www.republicoftea.com/

I can buy *some* varieties from the bulk bins, but most are in tins--some with tea bags, some with looseleaf.

[inefficiency.livejournal.com]

I've had lots of good experiences with Ginger Peach.

I like my tea pretty unfettered, though, so I tend to aim for just types of tea that don't have much in the way of flavor like ginger or peach...Twinings' Ceylon Orange Pekoe is currently the drink of choice, in batches about twice your size with the same sugar proportions. Goooood stuff.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Oh, goodness, if I make traditional southern sweet tea, I just use any cheap orange pekoe--traditional methods involve too-hot water and oversteeping, necessitating the extra sugar.

You should try a really *good* orange pekoe, properly made. You may never touch Twinings again. ;)

[inefficiency.livejournal.com]

I'm still waiting to put together an opportunity to use some of the different varieties of loose oolong that dearest Xiane found for me from Adagio.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Simply being alive is an occasion for drinking good tea.