almond tea
2 cups water
3 family-size or 6 regular tea bags
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons pure almond extract
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
6 cups cold water
Bring 2 cups water to boil. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 15 minutes.
Remove tea bags, squeezing out water from bags, and put tea in pitcher. Stir sugar into warm tea mixture to dissolve. Add vanilla and almond extracts, lemon juice and 6 cups cold water. Refrigerate; serve over ice.
Makes 2 quarts.
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almond tea
Almond Tea
8 cups water, divided
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 tea bags
Juice of 4 lemons*
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon almond extract
* Or use 8 tablespoons lemon concentrate.
Boil 6 cups water and sugar for 10 minutes.
In a separate pan combine an additional 2 cups boiling water with tea bags. Steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and mix with water-sugar mixture. Add the juice of lemons, vanilla extract and almond extract.
Serve hot or iced.
Yields 8 servings.
