Citrus tea cooler
2 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | teaspoons | Bags or 1 tbsp loose black tea |
| 1½ | cup | Boiling water |
| ½ | cup | Fresh lemon juice |
| 1 | Bottle (28 oz) lemon-lime carbonated beverage or gingerale | |
| Chilled | ||
| ¾ | To 1 cup sugar | |
| 1 | Tray ice cubes | |
| ½ | cup | Fresh orange juice |
Directions
From: Arizona Cookbook
Place tea bags or loose tea in bowl. Pour boiling water over tea. Let stand 5 minutes. Remove bags or strain to remove leaves. Add sugar and stir until all is dissolved. Plae ice cubes in 2-quart serving pitcher. Pour hot tea, lemon and orange juice over tea. Stir briskly several seconds until mixture is cold. Stir in chilled lemon-lime carbonated beverage. Pour into glasses and serve at once. Makes 2 qts.