Summer Favorite

I recently did an open house displaying my books. I offered a cup of tea to the folks coming by. There was a large selection of teas to choose from but most of my friends chose the lemon ginger tea. Lemon is a good source of vitamin C and ginger is good for both medicinal and culinary purposes. Lemon and ginger work well together. This tea can be served hot or cold. Since summer is coming along with the warm weather I thought I'd share with you a recipe for iced lemon ginger tea.

Iced Lemon Ginger Tea

4 cups of water
Juice of 1 lemon
2-3 ginger tea bags  depending on your taste or 1/4 cup of freshly peeled and grated ginger
Sweetener as desired

Bring water to a boil. Add lemon juice and ginger. Let it steep for 20 minutes. Stir in the sweetener. Strain tea into a pitcher and cool in the fridge. Ice cubes may be added if desired. Serve with lemon slices.

Serves 6 people

Valerie Lull
Author, Ten Healthy Teas
Lullval@hotmail.com
www.valerielull.com

Iced Tea for Summer

As we get closer to summer there will be plenty of hot days when having a tall glass of iced tea will seem like a good idea. I like iced raspberry lemon tea, or iced peach tea. You can make iced tea with just about any kind of tea, though some taste teas are better than others. I like to sit out on my patio and sip iced tea while reading  a good book. Herbal teas are available on the internet.  Here is one of my favorite recipes for iced tea.

Raspberry Lemon Tea

2 teabags of lemon tea
2 teabags of wild raspberry tea
boiling water
Sweetener as desired (some suggested sweeteners: honey, agave, stevia, or real sugar if you prefer it)

Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Add tea bags and steep for ten minutes. Add sweetener to taste. Pour into a pitcher and store in the refrigerator until cool. Add ice cubes if desired. Pour out into glasses and enjoy! Serves about 2 people. Boil more water and add additional tea bags when you steep the tea if you want a larger recipe to serve more people.

Valerie Lull
Author: Ten Healthy Teas