Raspberry Lemon-Thyme Iced Tea
Serves 6
Ingredients
2 earl grey tea bags
2 raspberry tea bags [I used Stash's Wild Raspberry]
1/2 cup fresh lemon thyme, rinsed
6 cups boiling water
1 tsbp sugar
3 lemons; 1 juiced and 2 sliced for garnish
ice cubes, for chilling and serving
Note: You may find it helpful to tie the thyme up with kitchen twine before steeping. When it comes time to pour the steeped tea into your pitcher, you just pull the string out - no mess, no fuss, just time for a tall glass of iced tea. If you don't have any twine, you can use a double mesh stainless-steel strainer as you transfer liquid to pitcher... obviously this could make more of a mess, so it is wise to do so over a sink. [I tried the previously mentioned "mesh method" last week and oops! we had a lovely sticky mess all over the dining room table, so trust me - use a sink.]
Directions
1. In a large ceramic bowl, combine tea bags, thyme, and boiling water.
2. Steep for at least 10 minutes and up to 30 minutes. You may refrigerate tea to speed up the process.
3. Fill pitcher with half a tray of ice cubes. Remove tea bags and thyme from bowl. Then carefully pour cooled mixture into prepped pitcher. Add lemon juice and sugar and stir with wooden spoon.
4. Top the pitcher off with a few slices of lemon.
Serve over ice and garnish glass with lemon wedge, if desired.
Hope you enjoyed all the pictures! As you can probably see, I couldn't wait to have a glass [or three] before taking the close-ups... it was soooo muggy out. Twas the perfect accompaniment to a hot summer's day... Enjoy!
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