A question for the tea drinkers
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Re: A question for the tea drinkers
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Re: A question for the tea drinkers
I'm not a fan of hot tea as I live in North Carolina. Around here sweet iced tea is a staple drink and just about everyone was taught how to make it when they were kids.
One very important thing to know: That crap you buy in the can claiming to be "iced tea" is nothing like the homemade stuff. I won't even drink canned iced tea as I think it tastes awful.
All that said heres the recipe I make tea with. It was passed on to me by my mother. You can drink it hot if you want (I do from time to time) but I recommend chilling it first.
You'll need:
- A gallon pitcher
- A medium sized cooking pot.
- A box of tea bags (cheap brand is fine). Get the "family sized" bags.
- At least two cups of sugar.
How to make it:
- Fill pot with water and put three family sized tea bags in there. Set stove to highest setting.
- Allow water/tea to simmer for as long as possible, DO NOT allow it to boil because this can burn the tea leaves. What I usually do is allow it to simmer until it comes to a boil then remove the pot from the hot element. Your stove might take longer/less time to come to a boil though so experiment or turn the burner down a little.
- Once you remove the pot from the stove place an air tight cover/pot top on it and allow it to sit and cool for about an hour or two. This will make it taste stronger (and imo better) because it is still brewing in the pot. If your in a hurry you can go to the next step right away though.
Mixing:
- Put 1 and 1/2 - 2 cups of sugar in your pitcher.
- Pour still warm tea in to pitcher. You can use the top on the pot to prevent the tea bags from falling in.
- Mix tea with sugar until your sure all the sugar has dissolved in to the tea.
- Fill the pitcher the rest of the way up with cold tap water, and stir again.
- Take one tea bag from pot and drop in pitcher. This will make it stronger and allow it to continue brewing while begin chilled.
Chilling:
- Place pitcher in fridge for about an hour or two. It'll be nice and cold by then.
When it comes to tea I think making your own is the best...at least if you enjoy sweet tea.
One very important thing to know: That crap you buy in the can claiming to be "iced tea" is nothing like the homemade stuff. I won't even drink canned iced tea as I think it tastes awful.
All that said heres the recipe I make tea with. It was passed on to me by my mother. You can drink it hot if you want (I do from time to time) but I recommend chilling it first.
You'll need:
- A gallon pitcher
- A medium sized cooking pot.
- A box of tea bags (cheap brand is fine). Get the "family sized" bags.
- At least two cups of sugar.
How to make it:
- Fill pot with water and put three family sized tea bags in there. Set stove to highest setting.
- Allow water/tea to simmer for as long as possible, DO NOT allow it to boil because this can burn the tea leaves. What I usually do is allow it to simmer until it comes to a boil then remove the pot from the hot element. Your stove might take longer/less time to come to a boil though so experiment or turn the burner down a little.
- Once you remove the pot from the stove place an air tight cover/pot top on it and allow it to sit and cool for about an hour or two. This will make it taste stronger (and imo better) because it is still brewing in the pot. If your in a hurry you can go to the next step right away though.
Mixing:
- Put 1 and 1/2 - 2 cups of sugar in your pitcher.
- Pour still warm tea in to pitcher. You can use the top on the pot to prevent the tea bags from falling in.
- Mix tea with sugar until your sure all the sugar has dissolved in to the tea.
- Fill the pitcher the rest of the way up with cold tap water, and stir again.
- Take one tea bag from pot and drop in pitcher. This will make it stronger and allow it to continue brewing while begin chilled.
Chilling:
- Place pitcher in fridge for about an hour or two. It'll be nice and cold by then.
When it comes to tea I think making your own is the best...at least if you enjoy sweet tea.
Re: A question for the tea drinkers
I can't agree more about the horrors of canned and instant powder iced tea. Personally, I like unsweetened iced tea.DownSince86 wrote:I'm not a fan of hot tea as I live in North Carolina. Around here sweet iced tea is a staple drink and just about everyone was taught how to make it when they were kids.
One very important thing to know: That crap you buy in the can claiming to be "iced tea" is nothing like the homemade stuff. I won't even drink canned iced tea as I think it tastes awful.
On another note, I can't stand Teavana! From what I sampled, all their "designer" teas are sugary crap that doesn't even remotely taste, smell, or even resemble tea.
(As I post this, I'm drinking some delicious Chai tea)
Re: A question for the tea drinkers
Try getting ahold of one of these:
and some loose Black tea (a.k.a. Orange Pekoe)
add sugar to taste. No milk!
Inexpensive and great for your health. Adding milk negates the health benefits however.
and some loose Black tea (a.k.a. Orange Pekoe)
add sugar to taste. No milk!
Inexpensive and great for your health. Adding milk negates the health benefits however.
Re: A question for the tea drinkers
My family is originally from Chicago, and we moved to NC around 1991. The first night we go out for dinner in NC left an impression.DownSince86 wrote:I'm not a fan of hot tea as I live in North Carolina. Around here sweet iced tea is a staple drink and just about everyone was taught how to make it when they were kids.
So we're all finished eating, and as usual, my Mother likes to end her meal with a hot cup of tea. So my Mom asks the waitress for a cup of tea. The waitress brings her Iced tea.
My Mom says "No, a cup of tea". The waitress comes back with Iced tea in a cup. My Mom explains that she wants hot tea. So the waitress microwaves it and comes back.
No I am not kidding. My Mom asks if they make a hot non sweetened tea. The light bulb goes off in the waitresses head, and she comes back with... coffee.
Yup our first night in the South.