Tea Time With DealDash
Tea has been around for thousands of years, and almost everyone has tried tea in some form or another over the years. However, there’s more to life than just Lipton.
As someone who grew up in the Southern United States, extra sweetened iced tea, more commonly known as “sweet tea” was a staple in my household growing up. Now that a lot of the national fast foods chains are serving sweet tea it’s only grown in popularity over the last few years.
I would like to share my Southern Sweet Tea recipe with you today – it’s super simple, but there is a surprise ingredient in there that you probably would have never thought of that makes it taste even better!
Ingredients:
- 6 tea bags
- 2 Cups boiling water
- 2 Cups sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda (yes, really!)
- 6 Cups cold water
Directions:
Please be sure to let it cool down significantly before placing the pitcher in the fridge – if you are using a glass pitcher and place it in the fridge when it’s still hot it can crack.
Your basic Lipton tea is what is most commonly used for sweet tea, but you can use just about any type of tea that you would like, you can even make healthier sweet tea by substituting the regular tea for green tea, and the sugar for honey.
If iced tea isn’t your “cup of tea” so to speak, then you have a lot of wonderful options for hot tea. In addition to more choices, you will also get the benefit of having fresher tea. The tea bags that you buy at the supermarket are made in huge batches, and sit around for months at a time in warehouses and storerooms before they are even put out on the shelves. When you buy loose tea it’s much fresher. Try going to a tea shop to sample some of their loose teas before buying a large amount of it.
Once you have purchased your tea at a tea shop then it’s time to brew it. The process is extremely simple:
- Boil water in your tea kettle
- Add 1 teaspoon of loose tea per cup into a tea infuser or re-usable tea bag
- Cover and let steep
How long? Well, that depends on the type of tea you are brewing. A good rule of thumb is 2 minutes for green or white tea, 3-5 for black or oolong, and 5-7 minutes for herbal or rooibos.
If you’re in need of a new tea kettle, or perhaps a cream and sugar set be sure to check out DealDash. Just click this link here and it will take you to a great selection of tea kettles you can browse on DealDash. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!
