Sunsational Sun Brewed Iced Tea Food

SOLAR-POWERED, SUN-BREWED ICED TEA

Steps:

• *Early in the day*: fill a gallon jar with water, tea bags and honey; cover and place jar out in a sunny spot.
• Remove from outdoors, shake jug to be sure the honey is well-mixed; remove tea-bags (these can go in the compost).
• Place jar in fridge to chill (well, duh!).
• Serve over ice cubes or just chilled.
• VARIATIONS: If you're using unflavored tea bags, you can add a flavor by adding several (or fewer) drops of your favorite flavoring extracts to the finished tea: raspberry, orange, blackberry or a combination.
• MONEY-SAVING HINT: Leave the honey out and let everyone add their own sugar when they're served.

ICED SUN TEA

Steps:

• Remove any tags from the tea bags (prevents dye from leeching into the tea) and place them in the bottom of a clear, glass, 1/2 gallon pitcher.
• Fill with cold water , add lemon and lime and cover with plastic wrap or lid (keeps gnats and other creepies out).
• Place outdoors in the sun (can do out of the sun as well, but takes just a bit longer).
• Allow to brew for 5-6 hours or until it is as dark as you like (warmer weather brews it faster).
• Remove tea bags and fruit and serve tea over ice, sweetened with honey if desired (mix it in while tea is warm).
• Tea will keep about 6 hours, after which the quality decreases rapidly.

SUNSATIONAL SUN-BREWED ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place 2 quarts water in a large clear pitcher.
• Add 6 large mint sprigs, crushed.
• Add 1/4 cup sugar.
• Add 6-7 tea bags.
• Cover pitcher and let stand in sun 2 to 4 hours.
• Remove tea bags.
• Serve over ice, garnished with additional mint sprigs, if desired.
• Refrigerate tea up to 3 days, if it lasts that long.