Sparkling Ginger Iced Tea Food

GINGER ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine the iced tea mix and water; refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, add ginger ale. Serve over ice.

GINGER ICED TEA

Steps:

• Put tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl.
• In a saucepan bring water with gingerroot just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Steep gingerroot 1 1/2 hours more and strain ginger tea through a fine sieve into a pitcher. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
• Stir in syrup and serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
• To make simple syrup:
• In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled. Makes about 2 cups.

SPARKLING JASMINE ICED TEA

Steps:

• Dissolve sugar in 3/4 cup of water, and boil gently until a syrup has formed. Set aside and let cool.
• Steep the jasmine tea in the remaining 3 1/4 cups of hot water for around 6 minutes.
• Strain out tea, and let cool.
• In a pitcher, combine syrup and tea.
• Stir or whisk until fully blended.
• Add sparkling water and cool thoroughly.
• Serve over ice at once.
• Can be served with cinnamon sticks, lemon slices or mint sprigs.
• Makes 1 quart of iced tea.

SPARKLING PEACH TEA

Steps:

• Place drink mix in large plastic or glass pitcher.
• Add water; stir until mix is dissolved.
• Stir in ginger ale just before serving.
• Pour over ice cubes in eight tall glasses.

SPARKLING ICED TEA

Steps:

• Combine sparkling water, water, iced tea mix, and honey in a pitcher.
• Take margarita glasses and rim in 1/4 cup of lemon juice.
• Then rim the glasses with the sugar.
• Fill your glasses with ice and pour in the iced tea.
• Garnish with lemons or limes.