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Tea: Lemon-Blueberry Sweet Tea

Source of Recipe


Southern Living, May 2011



List of Ingredients



• 1 (12-ounce) package frozen blueberries
  
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice
  
• 3 family-size tea bags
  
• ¾ cup sugar
  
• Garnish: fresh blueberries, lemon rind strips
  






Instructions



1. Bring blueberries and lemon juice to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Remove from heat; pour through a wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, using back of a spoon to squeeze out juice. Discard solids. Rinse saucepan clean.
   
   
2. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in same saucepan; add three tea bags, and let stand 5 minutes. Discard tea bags.
   
   
3. Stir in sugar and blueberry juice mixture. Pour into a pitcher; cover and chill 1 hour. Serve over ice. Garnish, if desired.
   
   Makes 5 servings.