Black Currant Iced Tea Recipe
Recipe Ingredients
4 black currant tea bags
4 cup water
1/2 cup simple syrup
1 tbsp simple syrup
2 tsp raspberry vinegar
1 lime -- cut in 4 wedges
Recipe Preparation
Put tea bags in a heat proof pitcher. In a saucepan bring water just
to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea
bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour. Stir in
syrup to taste and vinegar. Squeeze lime wedges into tea and add
wedges. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses. Makes about 4 cups. To
make simple syrup: In a saucepan bring 1-1/3 cups sugar and 1-1/4cups
water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completly
dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. (Syrup may be made 2
weeks ahead and chilled, covered.) Makes about 2 cups.
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Recipe By : Gourmet/June 1995
From: [email protected] (Pullenj)
Servings: 4
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