Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoonfuls of tea
• 1 cup boiling water
• one or two slices of lemon

Method

1. 1

   Prepare a small amount of strong tea, strain off and cool.

2. 2

   Dilute with iced water to the proper strength, sweeten with powdered sugar, and serve in glasses with lemon slices.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Foods and household management (1914) by Helen Kinne, page 47. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

e teaspoonful of tea to about 1 cup of water, the amount depending upon the kind of tea. Method, — Measure the water and bring it to the boiling point. Heat the tea slightly in the pot, pour on the water rapidly, allpw to stand three to five minutes, strain into a heated pot for serving. The length of the steeping depends also upon the kind of tea. If there is an astringent flavor, the tea has stood too long. The following method was recommended by an expert in India teas. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan, throw in the tea leaves, lift the saucepan instantly to stop the boil- ing, steep for 3 or 4 minutes, strain oflf and keep hot. This expert claimed that by actually having the tea leaves at the boiling temperature for an instant the flavor is improved. Serve with cream or milk, or sliced lemon and sugar. Where tea is to be served in very large quantities, this last method is very convenient. The water can be brought to the boil in a large kettle, and the tea thrown in, but care must be exercised to see that the steeping does not last too long. The tea, once decanted, can be kept hot for several hours, without losing flavor. Or again, a small amount of extra strong tea may be prepared, to be diluted with boiling water as it is served. The tea ball, or the plan of tying the tea in small pieces of cheesecloth, is convenient for serving at an after- noon tea. 7. Iced cocoa, coffee, and tea. Cocoa and coffee are agreeable in hot weather served in a glass with ice, and cream and powdered sugar. Make both 86 FOODS AND HOUSEHOLD MANAGEMENT slightly stronger than for hot drinks, as the ioe in melting dilutes the liquid. Iced tea. — Prepare a small amount of strong tea, using 4 teaspoonfuls to 1 cup boiling water, strain o£f and cool. Dilute with iced water to the proper strength, sweeten with powdered sugar, and serve in glasses with one or two slices of lemon

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