Iced Mint Tea

Categories: Fixed

Serves: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

1 c Bruised green mint leaves
1 c Sugar
2 c Water
6 ts Bags; OR 12 teaspoons tea
-leaves
12 c Boiling water
Lemon or orange slices; if
-desired
Fresh mint leaves

Instructions:
Combine mint, sugar and 2 cups water in a saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes. Set
aside. Place tea bags in pottery bowl and pour on boiling water. Let stand
until cool. Remove tea bags. Strain sugar syrup into cooled tea.
Refrigerate. When cold, pour into tall glasses with chunks of ice or cubes.
Garnish glasses with slices of lemon or orange and sprigs of fresh mint
leaves.

Makes about 18 glasses

Busted by Christopher E. Eaves

Recipe by: The Wide, Wide World of Texas Cooking ISBN 0-517-120089

Posted to recipelu-digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" on
Mar 15, 1998

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