I wonder if this would work for a three qt tea pitcher. I have a hamilton beach ice tea maker. Malaina
Sent from my iPhone On Dec 3, 2011, at 5:14 AM, Marvin Vasquez <[email protected]> wrote: > A friend of mine gave me this method of making ordinary sweet iced tea > delicious. I don't know how she figured it out, but since it's so good, I > thought I'd submit it to the list. > You will need: > 3 tea bags (smaller ones for half a gallon, big ones for a whole gallon) > the juice of (for half gallon, one lemon. for whole gallon, two lemons) > one or two cups of sugar (for half or whole gallon, respectively) > Whichever size of pitcher you choose, do the following: > If you have a coffee pot, prepare it for brewing (that is, fill the reservoir > with water). In the spot where coffee would go, place the three tea bags so > that they lie closest to the place where the water runs through the filter > tray without overlapping too much. > After closing the lid, turn on the coffee pot. It will brew a strong tea, so > that the lemon juice doesn't overwhelm the tea or the sweetness of the sugar > later. > While the pot is brewing, cut the lemon or lemons in half. (If you don't > have a juicer, squeeze the lemons over a bowl to avoid getting the seeds in > the tea when the time comes) Otherwise, juice the lemons using a juicer, > which will catch the pulp and seeds. > Pour the sugar into the pitcher. > When the tea finishes brewing, pour it into the pitcher with the sugar. The > heat of the tea will quickly dissolve the sugar as you stir. > Once the sugar is dissolved, pour in the lemon juice. (If you squeezed the > lemons into a bowl, I recommend stopping the seeds and pulp with your fingers > or a small strainer.) > After stirring in the lemon juice, fill the pitcher the rest of the way with > water, then stir thoroughly to finish the tea. > To serve, either drink it warm, or pour into a glass with ice. The tea is > good both warm and cold. > Enjoy! I certainly did the first time I tried doing this myself. > ------------------ > Marvin Vasquez > Google Talk ID: [email protected] > ------------------ > Email sent from my BrailleNote mPower BT running Keysoft version 8 > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
