Orange Pekoe Lemonade Food

KATIE'S TWISTED TEA

Steps:

• Pour the lemonade into ice cube trays. Add 1 mint leaf to each cube. Freeze for at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Divide the lemonade ice cubes among 6 tall glasses. Pour the vodka over the ice cubes and top with Sweet Tea. Finish with a straw and a mint sprig.
• In a medium pot over high heat, bring 2 cups water to a boil. Take off the heat and add the tea bags. Steep the tea for 5 minutes, then remove the tea bags. Stir in the sugar until dissolved. This will be the concentrated base of your tea.
• Add the tea mixture to a pitcher filled with ice. Top off with 4 cups of water. Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, for up to a week.

PEKOE CITRUS TEA MIX

Steps:

• Place lemon rind onto sheet pan and bake for 3 hours in a 200 degree oven. Line container with tea towels and place all items inside. The recipe card should read as follows: For a delicious pot of tea, place the following into the ball strainer: 6 teaspoons tea 1/4 teaspoon mint leaves Piece cinnamon stick Piece dried lemon peel Small piece crystallized ginger
• Place ball strainer in teapot and pour barely boiling water over it. Steep for 5 minutes, add sugar as desired and ENJOY!

ORANGE PEKOE LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine lemon juice and honey; stir until honey has completely dissolved. Transfer to a large pitcher. Add tea and 1 cup cold water; stir. Fill pitcher with ice; garnish with the lemon wedges. Serve.

LEMON-ORANGE ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat water just until it comes to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and drop in the tea bags. Cover and let steep for about 20 minutes.
• In a 2 quart pitcher, combine the steeped tea, discarding the tea bags, and the sugar or Splenda. Stir until dissolved. Continue to cool to room temperature. Stir in lemon and orange juice. Refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice.
• Tips:.
• I find it best not to add the citrus until the tea is completely cooled. Even better to chill the cooled citrus tea, as recommended, to let the flavors meld. Also, cooling too fast brings out the tannin, causing cloudy tea. Should any tea become cloudy, just add a little boiling water to clear it up.

BLACK TEA LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring 5 cups of water and the sugar to a boil in a saucepan, then remove from the heat and add the tea bags. Allow tea to steep while you mix the lemonade concentrate and remaining water in a large pitcher. Pour the tea mixture into the lemonade, discarding tea bags. Stir and refrigerate until cold before serving.

ICED TEA II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat water to a rapid boil. Remove from heat and drop in the tea bags. Cover and let steep for 1 hour.
• In a large pitcher, combine the steeped tea and the sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then stir in lemon juice. Refrigerate until chilled.

AGAVE-SWEETENED ORANGE-ORANGE PEKOE TEA

Steps:

• • In a stockpot, combine the water and cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the tea bags, orange juice, lemon juice, and agave nectar. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
• • Remove the lid, allow the tea to cool, and remove the tea bags with a slotted spoon.
• • To serve, ladle into pint-size canning jars filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges.

LEMON-LIME ICED TEA

Steps:

• Add tea bags to boiling water. Steep for 3 minute Remove bags, then immediately add frozen lemonade and stir until completely dissolved. Sweeten with sugar or honey, if needed.
• Refrigerate at least until cold. Then stir in rum to taste.
• To serve, place a few ice cubes in a large pitcher. Thinly slice lemon and lime and add. Pour tea mixture overtop.