Old fashioned iced black tea

There's nothing like a cool iced tea to sip by the lake!

There’s nothing like a cool iced tea to sip by the lake, Mairlyn Smith make a delicious, healthy drink.

Old fashioned iced black tea

Ingredients:

Method:

Hot your clean 4 cup (1 L) tea pot.

Discard water. Add loose tea or tea bags. Pour in boiling water and let steep for 4-6 minutes.

Fill a 10 cup (2.2L) jug with 4 cups (1 L) cold water.

Stir tea. Gently squeeze tea bags and discard. Pour tea into the jug of cold water. Refrigerate until cold.

To serve, add lemon if desired. Pour into glasses filled with ice.

Makes 9 cups.

Zero calories, fat, sodium, carbs, fibre, and protein.

If you want sweet ice tea, add simple syrup.

Simple syrup

1:1 ratio of water to sugar or honey

Mint leaves and/or chopped fresh ginger, optional

Method:

Place water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a oil stirring until the sugar dissolves.

Remove the pan from the heat. Add flavouring like mint leaves or chopped fresh ginger if desired.

Cool completely, pour into a jar, cover and store in the fridge for up to 1 week.