Monday, May 4, 2009

southern sweet tea

garden to table

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in the movie steel magnolias, dolly parton’s character couldn’t have put it any better by describing sweet tea as “the house wine of the south”.  a refreshing drink, especially on those hot and humid summer days which are quickly approaching us.

following is our recipe for sweet tea

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ingredients

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1 bag of louisiane tea

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5-6 sprigs of fresh peppermint (or 2 bags of herbal peppermint tea)

1/4-1 cup sweetener (honey, sugar, agave nectar….) this varies, some like theirs very sweet!

water

1ce

fresh sprigs of mint for garnishing

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directions vasotec

-put the tea bag and mint into a pitcher

-heat some water to a boil (enough to fill your pitcher)

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-pour hot water over tea bag and mint

-steep the tea for 3-4 minutes and remove tea bag, you can leave the mint

-add sweetener to taste

-let cool and then put in fridge for a couple of hours

-serve over ice with a sprig of mint

-consume on the front porch with good company

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