Southern Tea Punch Food

TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine sugar and tea. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in orange juice, pineapple juice and lemonade. Chill in refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Just before serving, pour chilled juice mixture into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale.

VINTAGE ICED TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients. Serve over crushed ice.

SPICED TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Brew 2 cups apple spice tea, then let cool. Mix with 2 cups orange juice, 1 cup apple juice and 2 cups ginger ale in a pitcher filled with ice. Add 1 cup rum, if desired. Chill. Divide among 6 glasses and serve with cinnamon sticks.

MINT TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Place the tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. Pour boiling water over them, and allow to steep for about 8 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags and mint leaves, squeezing out excess liquid. Stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in the orange juice and lemon juice. Pour in the cold water. Serve over ice cubes, garnished with orange or lemon slices.

HIBISCUS TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Bring 18 ounces (2 1/4 cups) of cold water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the tea bags and steep for 10 minutes. Remove the bags and discard. Pour the wine into a large container or pitcher and add the tea, grapefruit juice, pisco, simple syrup, half of the diced mango and all of the orange slices. Cover and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Just before serving, add the remaining diced mango and the berries. Serve very cold over ice.

SOUTHERN TEA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Wrap cucumber in thin, clean dishtowel and squeeze out as much juice as possible.
• Discard juice.
• Mash cream cheese with a fork until smooth.
• Add cucumber and mix.
• Wrap grated onion in another clean dishtowel and squeeze juice INTO cream cheese, then discard grated onion.
• Mix mayonnaise and Tabasco into cream cheese mixture.
• Season with salt and add 1 drop green food coloring.
• Mix well.
• Cut crusts off very thin white or rye bread, then spread one side with cream cheese mixture, topping with another slice.
• Cut into finger sandwiches.

BASIC TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients and sweeten to taste. Put ice in a punch bowl and pour the mixture over it. Serve in 4-ounce punch glasses.

AUNT BURVIN'S SOUTHERN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Beat white sugar, confectioners' sugar, and butter together in a stand mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until fully incorporated. Pour oil into sugar-butter mixture; beat until smooth. Slowly add flour to sugar-butter mixture, 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition until dough is stiff. Refrigerate dough, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Drop dough by the spoonful onto baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Work in batches if needed.

SOUTHERN TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Boil water.
• Add to large teapot with 5-6 teabags and fresh mint.
• Steep until cool.
• Add to Orange Juice.
• Add sugar to taste.
• Add squeeze of lemon juice.

SOUTHERN COMFORT PUNCH

Steps:

• Chill all ingredients then mix together in a punch bowl.
• Float slices of oranges and lemons on top.
• When ready to serve, add the 7-Up.