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Iced Tea Punch
Recipe Type:
Iced Tea and Sweet Tea,
Beverages,
Tea Travels
Yields: makes 4
servings
Prep time: 15 min
Ingredients:
4 cups water
8 teaspoons of Earl Grey Tea or Black Tea Blend of your choice
3/4 cup granulated
sugar
4 cups of orange juice
Juice of 2 lemons
4 cups Ginger Ale
1 orange, sliced
1 lemon, sliced
Flavored Iced Tea cubes (see below)
Preparation:
In a large pot, bring the water to a boil; remove
from heat. Add the tea leaves and let steep approximately 5 minutes
or until brewed to your liking. Remove tea bags and discard. Stir in
sugar until dissolved. Let cool and refrigerate until well chilled.
Just before serving, add orange juice, lemon juice,
and Ginger Ale.
To serve, place orange and lemon slices on the side
of each tea glass. Place prepared frozen Flavored Iced Tea Cubes into each
glass before serving.
Makes 4 servings.
Flavored Iced Tea Cubes:
Brewed tea of your choice
Zest
of 1 orange and 1 lemon
Zest the orange and the lemon. Place the zest in the
bottom of an ice cube tray, pour brewed tea into the trays and
freeze until firm.
Remove the ice cubes from the try when ready to
served the Iced Tea Punch.
NOTE: You may also add edible flowers and herbs to
the tea before freezing. Citrus juices of an orange, lime, lemon,
and/or lemonade may also be frozen into the ice cubs to be served
with the punch.
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