Citrus Iced Tea
"This is from The Best Of Country Cooking. Very refreshing!"
photo by PaulaG
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup sugar, plus
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 teaspoon lime peel, grated
- 6 cups brewed tea, chilled
directions
- In a large saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil.
- Reduce heat, add juices and lime peel.
- Simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes.
- Strain syrup; refrigerate 2 hours.
- For one serving: Add 1/4 cup syrup to 3/4 cup tea.
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Reviews
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A very nice change from plain brewed tea. My DH likes his tea sweeter than I do and it was nice to be able to flavor our tea seperately. -
We both loved this ice tea! What a refreshing change of pace. I followed the recipe exactly and it came out perfect! Thanks for posting! -
This is the way i usually make sangria, as i have been deprived this summer of drinking it i went on and made this. I liked it and am used to making the sugar/citrus syrup. I did put orange/lemon/lime slices in the syrup to soak up additional flavor. I love fruit teas, but brewed ones, can't stand that instant stuff!! I liked this. -
I mixed this up in the morning using Splenda instead of sugar. I allowed it to boil as recommended. It is a nice addition to freshly brewed tea. The one thing I did like about this recipe is that you add it to the tea when serving so everyone has a choice. Thanks. -
really nice addition to plain tea. My family did not like it but I did. Wish it did not take so long to make though.
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I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen!
I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.
