A Most Excellent Raspberry Iced Tea Food

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 4 cups water to a boil. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Remove from the heat; add tea bags. Steep for 5-8 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add 4 cups water. , In another saucepan, bring raspberries and remaining water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Strain and discard pulp. Add raspberry juice to the tea mixture. Serve in chilled glasses over ice.

RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a large pot, and stir in the tea bags, raspberries, and sugar until the sugar has dissolved. Allow the mixture to steep until the desired level of tea flavor is reached, 3 to 5 minutes; remove tea bags, and stir in the lemonade mix until dissolved. Pour tea into pitchers, and add ice to cool.

A MOST EXCELLENT RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a 4qt pot, combine water & sugar. This is the time to add a vanilla bean or your whole spice of choice. Bring to a boil.
• Turn off heat & add tea leaves. Cover & let stand to steep & cool an hour or so.
• When somewhat cooled, add fresh raspberries. Continue to let steep/cool a couple more hours.
• Mash raspberries to be sure all juice is extracted. Pour through a fine mesh strainer, pushing on solids to get all the liquid, into a 2qt. pitcher. Add lemon or lime slices, if desired.
• Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled.

SWEET RASPBERRY LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put the tea bags in an 8-cup measuring cup or heat safe bowl. Boil the water, pour it over the tea bags, and allow to steep for at least 10 minutes. Allow to cool and remove tea bags.
• In a small saucepan combine the sugar and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Cook briefly until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and add raspberries. Let come to room temperature.
• Combine the tea and raspberry sugar syrup, to taste. Put ice into 4 (12-ounce) glasses. To each squeeze in a wedge of lime, pour sugared tea over, and garnish with a sprig of mint.
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RASPBERRY BASIL ICED TEA

Steps:

• Bring 8 cups water to a boil. Add the raspberries, sugar, tea bags and basil. Turn off the heat and steep 5 to 10 minutes. Strain and let cool, then combine with the lime juice in a large pitcher. Refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour. Serve in Raspberry Ice-filled glasses, garnished with fresh basil leaves.
• Add 3 raspberries to each ice cube slot in an ice-cube tray. Fill with water and freeze until solid, 6 to 8 hours.

RASPBERRY TEA

Steps:

• Place the raspberries at the bottom of the cup and pour the tea over the raspberries. Stir in the jam and garnish with the fresh mint sprig. Add the sugar and top with the whipped cream, if desired.
• VARIATIONS:.
• For a Straberry Tea, substitute 1 tablespoon sliced fresh strawberries, 3/4 cup freshly brewed strawberry-flavored black tea, and 1 teaspoon strawberry jam. Proceed as directed above.
• For a Peach Tea, substitute 1 tablespoon peeled and sliced fresh peaches, 3/4 cup fresh brewed Peach-flavored black tea, and 1 teaspoon peach jam. Proceed as directed above.

REFRESHING RASPBERRY ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 6 cups water and sugar to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, covered, 3-5 minutes according to taste. Discard tea bags. Add juice concentrate; stir in cold water. Serve over ice, with raspberries if desired.