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 Green
tea was all the rage at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. An association
of Indian tea producers established a special pavilion at the fair
staffed with exotically dressed servers to help promote and popularize
Indian tea. An Englishman, Richard Blechynden, was charged with
making Indian tea a success. The Midwestern summer weather was a
scorcher and a steaming brew was the last thing sweltering. In desperation,
Blechynden poured his tea into glasses full of ice. It worked! People
came back for more. They carried the taste for it back home with
them. Thus was born a new American drink - iced tea.
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Rote
Grutze Frostea
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8 teaspoons #235 Rote Grutze
- 3 cups freshly boiled water
- 1 cup ice or ice water
- 2 tablespoons lime juice or the juice of 1
freshly squeezed lime
- lime slices for garnish
- crushed ice
- º cup simple syrup, sugar or honey
Directions:
- Place the loose tea in a plastic, glass
or ceramic pitcher or teapot.
- In a kettle, bring the 3 cups of water
to a boil. Pour the water over the tea and
let steep for 8-10 minutes. Strain the tea
through a sieve into a plastic or ceramic
pitcher.
- Add lime juice and sweetener. Pour over
crushed ice and serve with a straw and a
lime wedge. |
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Russian
Citrus Tea Punch
- 10 teaspoons
of loose tea (black, green or oolong)
- 5 cups of freshly boiled water (slightly below
boiling for green tea)
- 1 cup ice water
- 1/2cup grapefruit juice
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup lime juice
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1/4
cup sweetener
- slices of lime, lemon, orange and grapefruit
for garnish
- Ice
Directions:
- In a kettle bring the 3 cups of water
to a boil. Pour the water over the tea and
let steep for 6-8 minutes.
- Strain the tea through a sieve into a
plastic or ceramic pitcher with ice water.
- Next add fruit juices, sweetener and fruit
slices.
- Chill and serve over ice. |
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