Lemon Mint Ice Tea- WHB
July 14, 2007 at 10:41 am 9 comments
A patch of mint and thirsty summer house guests
are a winning combination.
Susan at Food Blogga is hosting Weekend Herb Blogging this week.
WHB is the hot brainchild of Kalyn at Kalyn’s Kitchen.
I hope some of the WHB-ers and readers out there will enjoy this tea as much
as we do here in Virginia, USA.
There are many varieties of mint, most (that I know of) will work well in this.
I have used Peppermint here.
Lemon Mint Ice Tea
Make a simple syrup using 2 cups of sugar
and 2/3 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice.
Remove from the heat when sugar dissolves
add one cup of fresh chopped mint, then add 4 cups
of fresh brewed tea.
Allow to cool and then strain.
Serve with a lemon slice and sprig of mint over ice.
What a great way to cool off. Most hot house guests will love you for it.
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sandi @ the whistlestop cafe | July 14, 2007 at 10:52 am
This looks yummy!
A glass of sweet tea would be perfect right about now. I posted on orange mint tea not to long ago and also a lemon basil tea that is perfect.
If we southerners know anything it is sweet tea.
2.
Sue (coffeepot) | July 14, 2007 at 10:59 am
Yes Sandi we do know sweet tea. I am going to come and seek your teas to add to my collection.
Thanks.
3.
Kalyn | July 14, 2007 at 11:55 am
Saving the recipe right now. I’ll use Agave Nectar to make it South Beach friendly!
4.
Susan from Food Blogga | July 14, 2007 at 4:50 pm
This is the perfect summertime refresher. I usually make mine with spearmint, but I’ll try peppermint next time. Thanks, Sue, and stay cool!
5.
Katiez | July 15, 2007 at 3:30 am
I can do that! I but ‘syrop’ here – comes in all flavors (mint, tea, lemon, lime, cranberry, cola, orange, to name about a tenth). So…I can take a bit of ‘tea’, a bit of ‘lemon’ add water and some fresh mint! I find the mint syrop too, well, minty..
Sounds lovely!
6.
Sue (coffeepot) | July 15, 2007 at 6:35 am
Thank you Susan and Katiez.
Yaaaallll come back now, hear.
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Thuanluong | September 16, 2011 at 6:02 am
so cool! for a hot summer day or if i’ve cough, i’ll try it.