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Eudaimonia's Single Glass Brewed Iced Tea Recipe

Posted by Eudaimonia 9 years, 2 months ago to Culture
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Since Michelle Obama's latest finger wagging is on sweet tea for me but not for thee,
here's my recipe for Single Glass Brewed Iced Tea (of which I'm having a glass right now)

Ingredients:
Water
Ice
Lemon (1 slice, thin)
Lime (1 slice, thin)
Mint (Fresh, two leaves)
Honey (1.5 - 2 teaspoons) (Preferably raw, unfiltered)
Tea (Your choice, 1 serving, ball or bag)

Heat water to boil.
Place lemon, lime, and mint at the bottom of a tall drinking glass.
Place ice in the same glass, shake ice down to fit in more ice, fill ice to top of glass.
Place honey at the bottom of a coffee mug.
When water comes to a boil, fill the coffee mug half way with the boiling water.
Stir the water until the honey has dissolved.
Place tea ball/bag into the water and let steep until tea is dark.
(Please do not squeeze the tea leaves, unless you like bitter tea)
Pour the tea into the drinking glass, over the ice.
Lightly stir to mix in the citrus and mint.

Toast our dietary overlords (or not), and enjoy.


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  • Posted by jpellone 9 years, 1 month ago
    I drink tea everyday so I will have to give it a try... Sounds good!!!
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  • Posted by Eyecu2 9 years, 1 month ago
    Sounds good; however, as a Southern boy I cannot imagine why you would bother with making Tea 1 glass at a time. As I drink my Sweet T from a 32 oz. Mason jar and normally go through 2 or 3 refills. I will have to scale this up a bit to give it a whirl.
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  • Posted by 9 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    I am always willing to meet fellow Gulchers for lunch or dinner.
    Let me know if you are ever around the Cheyenne, Wyoming area.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 9 years, 1 month ago
    Sounds wonderful. Now, if only I can get someone to make it for me.
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  • Posted by blackswan 9 years, 1 month ago
    If I'm ever in your neck of the woods, I'd really like to have a spot of tea, using your recipe. It sounds great.
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  • Posted by amhunt 9 years, 1 month ago
    Sounds really good -- I will have to give it a try.
    Thanks!
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  • Posted by JCLanier 9 years, 1 month ago

    I have a party tomorrow with a small group and I'm going to use your suggestions and let everyone make their tea accordingly.
    Quick question- what about crushing the mint in the honey?
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  • Posted by khalling 9 years, 2 months ago
    sounds yummy. just got some raw honey-going to try this
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