Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Tutorial Tuesday: Easy Sun Tea

If you haven't made sun tea, well, you must. It's so easy and so refreshing. Here's how:
Things you'll need: Tea bags, mason jar (really, a glass cup or carafe would do, but it's best to have a fitting cover)
Step 1: Place tea bags and water in jar with 1:1 ratio (1 tea bag per 1 cup water)
Step 2: Seal the jar and place it in the sun
Step 3: Leave for 2-3 hours depending on how strong you like your tea.
Step 4: Remove tea bags and place in fridge. Drink when chilled.

Bonus: I like to make an extra glass and fill an ice cube tray with it. This way when I serve with ice, it won't dilute the flavor!

It's fun to add garnishes. I've been making peppermint tea (soooo refreshing on a hot day!). It's fun to add fresh sprigs of mint and slices of lime.

Do you make sun tea? What's your favorite flavor?

♥ Shannon

6 comments:

  1. I've always wanted to try sun tea. I never realized the process was so simple!

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  2. Oh try it, Dawn! I just keep rotating the jars so I can have some every day. It's just so fresh and delightful!

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  3. I've made sun tea before but I have't experimented with flavors which I think will lead to me liking it a whole lot more! But I love drinking from a mason jar and when I told my friends in Toledo Ohio that they thought I was crazy! How amazingly different everyone is!

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  4. ANYTHING IN A MASON JAR WINS IN MY OPINION! This is seriously amazing. Cannot wait to try!

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  5. Alex Jae and Sarah, I completely agree--mason jars rock my world!

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  6. Trying this soon!...As a southern girl, I love some tea! Found you by way of ftlob and enjoy your blog. Stop by sometime and say hello...

    astylishlittlelady.blogspot.com
    Chandra

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