GOOD TASTING TEA RECIPES

I know, I know. Everyone claims the best sweet tea around. I only say mine is best because everyone, and I do mean everyone... says so (so far, but now it's posted so that may change). Posted by request. Sometimes we will substitute two of the Lipton tea bags for two green tea bags which gives this tea another wonderful flavor. SOME TEA 'BAG' HISTORY: Tea 'bags' were originally created by manufacturers as 'samples' of their fine teas and given to the distributors to boost sales.

Total Time 4 hours 5 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 4 hours

Yield 1 gallon, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 3

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172, FatContent 0, SaturatedFatContent 0, CholesterolContent 0, SodiumContent 19.4, CarbohydrateContent 44.4, FiberContent 0, SugarContent 44.3, ProteinContent 0

I had a rommate for 6 years who was from England. One day he told me jokingly that he loved this country but "we Americans just don't know how to make a proper cup of Tea" He felt it was his duty to teach me how and he was right! This is the only way I will drink my Tea now. It is really more of a method than a recipe. After careful instruction on how to prepare the proper cup of tea I asked him whether loose tea leaves make a better brew than a tea bag. "Loose tea will always taste better," he said, "but, not so much better as to outweigh the convenience of the bag. What's more important is the type of tea that you choose." "In Britain, the standard supermarket tea bag makes a much stronger and more robust brew than your American tea." He said the closest tea bags he ever found over here that approach the quality of their everyday blends are those marketed as English Breakfast. My friend always made his Tea with lowfat milk and sugar. Explaining "Most English drink tea with a little milk, but never with cream or the high-fat milk that Americans put in their coffee. Low-fat milk is a much better choice. "Make sure you use white sugar. Brown sugar might be OK in coffee, but somehow it never tastes right in tea. As for putting honey in tea, if you tried to do that in Britain, you'd be laughed out of the tea shop." Many thanks to Chris for showing me how to make the perfect cup of tea!

Total Time 3 minutes

Prep Time 1 minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 18.4, FatContent 0.1, SaturatedFatContent 0, CholesterolContent 0.2, SodiumContent 2.2, CarbohydrateContent 4.5, FiberContent 0, SugarContent 4.5, ProteinContent 0.2