Summer Steeped Iced Tea by Nicole Borland Over the months we’ve explored many, many ways to shop Old East Village for neighbourhood-made ingredients that make some of the best in food, drinks, and general enjoyment. In the last issue, we said ‘hello’ to summer with some patio favourite cocktails and this time around, we’ll keep embracing that summer heat but make something to be enjoyed by the whole family – freshly steeped iced tea. Since we’re talking tea in OEV, no recipe would be complete without highlighting neighbourhood mainstay, Wisdom Tea, now Mystic Wisdom Tea and Book Shop. For more than a decade, Wisdom has offered the best in loose-leaf tea and cafe menu items over the past few years, new owners have married the shop with its perfect match, the magical bookshop next door. Offering endless loose leaf-tea options, you’ll be hard-pressed to choose but can rest assured no matter what you do, will be perfect in that refreshing beverage of the season! Green, black, white, whatever you’d like – there’s nothing quite like a homemade cup of iced tea.
Recipe: 16 tsp loose-leaf tea (here, jasmine green tea) 8 cups of boiling water Honey (to taste) Lemon juice or concentrated lemonade (to taste) Ice (lots!)
Steep tea for 20 minutes (you want strong tea), sweeten to taste with honey and add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice OR use concentrated lemonade to taste. Once thoroughly blended, pour over a pitcher of ice, add lemon slices if desired and enjoy!
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