Meadow Tea

1. This recipe makes 3½ quarts of iced tea – enough to fill an average sized “sun tea” jar.
2. Boil water in a large pot.
3. Rinse mint leaves – keep whole. I do this in a colander – inspect and rinse well – I always find lots of sticky little critters on mint.
4. Add mint to pot of boiling water.
5. Cover pot, remove from heat and let steep for 2½ – 3 hours.
6. Remove whole mint leaves with a slotted spoon. Let leaves drain and dry in colander. Leaves can be reused once for another batch of tea.
7. Pour tea thru a fine screen into your storage container. I use a handled screen that fits over the top of my sun tea jar and pour/ladle the tea thru. If you don’t have a screen you could use a sifter or even a kitchen towel. Please use something – you don’t want bits and pieces of leaves floating around.
8. Stir in sugar to taste. ***NOTE*** I prefer a lightly sweetened tea so I add ½ cup – ¾ cup sugar. Local Meadow Tea is made MUCH sweeter – I’d estimate they use 1 cup – 1½ cup sugar. Start with the lower amount of sugar and add in any additional sugar until you reach desired sweetness.
9. Refrigerate, serve cold. Enjoy : )