Monday, May 25, 2009

homemade citrus iced tea...divine

squeeze 4 lemons and 2 oranges. set the juice aside.
cut the rinds into small pieces and put them in a big pot.
cover w/ 4 cups of water and simmer 10 minutes til the juice is out of the peels.
add 2 cups of sugar and stir til it's dissolved.
add 4 Tbs of loose tea.
remove the pot from the heat and steep several minutes.
strain. i use a fine mesh metal strainer.
add the orange and lemon juice plus 8 cups of water.

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