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Green Tea Lemonade Quick, Refreshing and Healthy Prepare a lemonade concentrate using only ½ of the amount of water called for in the recipe or directions. Brew fresh green tea leaves equal to the amount of water you need to complete the lemonade and allow it to cool to room temperature. If you are preparing one gallon of lemonade, make ½ gallon of lemonade concentrate and ½ gallon of green tea. Combine cool brewed tea with the lemonade and serve over ice. |
Cranberry Orange Tea Bread 2 cups flour ¾ cup dried cranberries ½ cup sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1 cup Mott's Cinnamon Apple Sauce ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted 1 egg 2 tsp grated orange peel Combine flour, dried cranberries, sugar and baking powder in large mixing bowl. In separate bowl, mix together remaining ingredients. Blend apple sauce mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Spoon batter into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350F 45-50 minutes, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing. |
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Mint Iced Tea
3 tsp. English Breakfast Tea. |
Classic Ice Tea 4 tsp. loose tea, any variety. 2 cups water, heated to boiling. Sugar, to taste,Fresh mint sprig, for garnish Lemon wedge, for garnish. |
Sun Tea Fill a 2 quart container with cold water. Add 4-5 tsp. loose tea. stir and cover loosely. Place in full sun light for 3-4 hours according to the desired tea strength. Stain into a clean container and chill. Add sugar and lemon to taste and serve over ice. |
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USES FOR GREEN TEA SOOTHER: Use as a cooling, refreshing bath splash; can be used either at room temperature or chilled. Perk up tired feet by splashing them with Green Tea Soother. For an anti fungal footbath, pour a quart (liter) of Green Tea Soother into a bucket or shallow pan. Soak your feet for about fifteen minutes. Blot off excess but do not rinse. Cover your feet with fresh white cotton socks (to "lock in" the antiseptic quality of the tea). This is excellent for toe fungus, athlete's foot, or minor irritations of the feet from running, jogging, or standing for long periods of time. It's an ideal way to treat your feet before bedtime, but can be done at any time during the day. Use as a mouthwash. For minor cuts, rashes and abrasions, saturate a pure cotton pad with Green Tea Soother and apply directly to injury for at least five minutes. Repeat. This can be done up to four times a day. Repeat the next day, if necessary, but you should see healing at the end of the first day. To sooth minor sunburn, soak a piece of flannel or cotton cloth in the green tea solution and lay the cloth on the sunburned area. Keep the cloth on for about 15 minutes until the burned area begins to cool. To freshen up straightened or tired eyes, soak cotton pads in green tea solution, squeeze out excess, and lay them gently on your eyelids. Let the pad rest on your lids for about ten minutes. Repeat if necessary. This helps to reduce puffiness, red eyes, and eyes fatigued from reading, computer work or other close work. Use as a blemish remedy. Rinsing the face with tea has an astringent, healing effect on the skin. Green Tea Soother is great for pimples, but any concentrate extract of green tea will work. Splash on the face or dot on blemishes with pre cotton. Do not rinse; allow the tea to do its work undiluted. |
Green Tea Soother Recipe This is a wonderful, all-purpose astringent and an antibacterial solution. It is important to use unflavored teas because perfumes, oils, or flavoring agents might be harsh on minor injuries. This recipe is for a concentrated strength, not drinkable! 1 CUP GREEN TEA (SUGGESTED GREEN TEAS ARE SENCHA, GUNPOWDER, OR LONG JING) 1 QUART SPRING WATER Directions Brew tea in spring water either by heating water to 185 F (85 C) and steeping for 20 minutes or pouring room temperature sprig water on the tea and steeping for about an hour. Cool the liquid. Pour into sterilized bottles and refrigerate. It's always best to prepare small quantities and use promptly to assure strongest potency. |
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Anyone who sweetens their iced tea knows that trying to get sugar to dissolve in a cold brew is difficult. The solution, simple syrup. Easy to make, simple syrup will last in the refrigerator, in an air tight container, for about 2 months. Simple Syrup 2 1/4 cups sugar 4 3/4 cups water Prepare ice bath, a bowl with both ice and water, and set aside. Combine sugar and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium high heat. Cook until the sugar has completely dissolved. Pour syrup into a bowl, one that will fit into the ice bath, and set in bath. Stir occasionally until the syrup is chilled. For more interesting simple syrup try the combinations below. Ginger Syrup 1 3/4 cups sugar 3 1/2 cups water 1 6 inch piece of peeled, thinly sliced ginger Combine ginger, sugar and water; bring to a boil over medium high heat. Cook until sugar is dissolved and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook about 5 minutes more. Remove from heat and let stand 30 minutes. Remove the ginger. Use and store. Mint or Lemon Syrup 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup packed, chopped fresh mint leaves or 2 lemons, zest and juice from both 1 1/2 cups water Combine sugar, water and mint or lemon (juice and zest) in a sauce pan over medium high heat. Bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let stand 30 minutes. Using a fine mesh strainer remove mint or lemon. Use and store. Rosemary Syrup 3/4 cup sugar 6 sprig's fresh rosemary 1 1/2 cups water Combine sugar, water and rosemary in a saucepan over medium high heat, bringing to a boil. Cook until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and let stand 20 minutes. Remove rosemary. Use and store. All of these syrups can be added to tea, lemonade, limeade or just about any drink you wish. These syrup recipes came from Martha Stewart Living several years ago so I do not take credit for them. |
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