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Tea Time in Tennessee 3 Recipes

Source of Recipe

Sherry Arnold / Nashville Herb Society


List of Ingredients

How To Prepare A Pot Of Tea:
Start with cold water in the kettle (cold water has more oxygen).
Bring to a boil.
Swish some hot water in the pot to warm it. Empty the water out.
Measure one teaspoon of tea per person into the pot.
Pour in the boiling water and steep tea in pot for five minutes.
Remove the tea (steeping too long makes the tea bitter).




Recipe

Basic Herb Tea
Pot of boiling water
Handful of favorite herb or 1 T of dry herb per cup desired
Steep five minutes
Strain and serve with cinnamon or honey to taste or let cool for iced tea
Garnish with lemon slices or mint.

Cinnamon Apple Cooler
1 ½ cups boiling water
6 Cinnamon Apple tea bags
3 tablespoons sugar
1 ½ cups cold water
1 cup grape juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
Club soda, chilled

Directions: In teapot, pour boiling water over teabags. Cover and steep five minutes. Remove bags. Stir in sugar and cool. In pitcher, combine tea, cold water and juices. Serve in ice-filled glasses with a splash of soda. Garnish, if desired, with lemon slices.

Honey Apple Tea
4 Black tea bags
1/3 cup honey
3 cups unsweetened apple juice
3 cups boiling water
Lemon slices
Directions: In a two quart pot, brew tea bags in boiling water. Remove bags. Add honey and apple juice. Stir well. Pour over ice Makes 6-8 servings.

Herb and Spice Tea
1 teaspoon lemon verbena
1 teaspoon chamomile
1 teaspoon orange peel
3 whole cloves crushed
1 6-inch cinnamon stick
Directions: To a pot of boiling water, add herbs and spices and let steep for five minutes. Strain the tea before serving.