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Tropical Iced Tea

Rosie — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:46:30 +0000

2 cups boiling water
5 orange-mango zinger tea bags
1 cup sugar
2 cups pineapple juice

Pour boiling water over tea bags; steep 5 minutes. Add sugar; stir to dissolve; cool. Stir in pineapple juice. Serve over ice. For a special garnish, thread pineapple chunks and fresh (or maraschino) cherries on wooden skewers; use as stirrers.

Sweet Tea

Rosie — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:04:04 +0000

So simple, but so good!

1 gallon size tea bag
1 cup sugar

Bring 1 quart water to full boil. Pour over tea bag in a gallon-size container. Steep for 5 minutes; remove tea bag, squeezing gently. Add one cup sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add cold water to make one gallon. Load up a jelly jar with ice; fill it to the top with Sweet Tea and add a wedge of lemon. Head for the porch.

Tennessee Fruit Tea

Rosie — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:58:52 +0000

1 gallon Sweet Tea
1 (6 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate
2 cups pineapple juice

Mix well, stirring before pouring into each glass. Garnish with fresh lemon slice or pineapple-cherry skewers.

Raspberry Iced Tea

Rosie — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:55:25 +0000

2 cups boiling water
4 raspberry zinger herbal tea bags
3 Tbsp sugar
2 cups ginger ale

Pour boiling water over tea bags; steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags, squeezing gently. Stir in sugar; cool. Stir in ginger ale. Pour over ice cubes and serve.

For a special touch, place a fresh whole raspberry in each section of an ice cube tray. Fill with bottled water (makes clear ice cubes). Freeze. Put ice cubes in a clear stemmed goblet and add raspberry tea. Garnish with mint leaf. So pretty!

Lemon Tea Tingler

Rosie — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:48:03 +0000

7 cups boiling water
12 regular size tea bags
1/2 cup sugar
1 (6 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate, undiluted
1 cup club soda, chilled

Pour boiling water over tea bags; steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags from water, squeezing gently. Stir in sugar to dissolve; cool. Stir in lemonade concentrate and club soda.

Fill tall glasses with ice; put in freezer for 10-15 minutes (they’ll get all frosty!) Remove from freezer, pour Tingler over ice. Garnish with lemon slice and serve immediately.

Iced Frappuccino

Rosie — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:40:10 +0000

18-22 small ice cubes, crushed
7 oz double-strength coffee, chilled
2 Tbsp vanilla, hazelnut or other coffee syrup (or to taste)
1-2 scoops vanilla or coffee ice cream
Whipped cream for garnish

Place the ice, coffee and syrup in a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into tall glass; add ice cream and top with a swirl of whipped cream.