Рецепт Lemon Sweet Tea
Lemon Sweet Tea
Is it summer time yet? Spring is officially here, and I'm ready to fast forward through the cold, rainy days and onto the shorts, tank tops, flip flops, and sunglasses. Aren't you?
If you look carefully at the title then you'll notice that it reads "sweet tea" and not "iced tea." In my mind, the two are synonymous and I get enraged anytime someone tries to serve me unsweetened iced tea—blasphemy! Stirring in granulated sugar doesn't do anything, because all the sweetness just floats to the bottom. However, I may forgive you if you have simple syrup on hand, but that seems to be a rare occasion.
Ingredients:
8 tea bags
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups hot water, plus cold water to fill the pitcher
1 tray of ice cubes
Procedure:
Add the lemon slices and tea bags to the pitcher. (Quick Tip: It makes for easy retrieval to remove the paper tags and tie the bags together.)
Pour hot water into the pitcher let steep for approximately ten minutes (I like my tea strong). Remove bags and stir in sugar until it dissolves.
Add ice cubes, fill pitcher with water, and place in refrigerator until chilled.
Feel free to add a spirit of your choosing to make an adult summertime beverage. (Drink responsibly...or not. I may or may not be indulging myself in an adult beverage as I type, but hey, it's my day off.)
Cheers! What are you most looking forward to this summer?