[Risque Cakes]

Someone else was looking for sweet tea recipe, here is another one of my 20 year old recipes:

This makes 1 gallon reconstituted

4 cups boiling water
1 cup loose tea
2 1/2 cups sugar

Let the tea steep in the boiling water for 15 min. Strain it, then add the sugar and boil again for 10 minutes

To use:

Put 1 tablespoon of syrup in a tall glass, then fill with water and ice.

[ejay79]

Ahh, great!

I hadn't heard of essentially making it by-the-glass by using the syrup. From what I've read, and the tea I've made, it is recommended to drink the sweet tea within 48 hours. Do you find this to be the case when making it glass-by-glass essentially?

[Risque Cakes]

Originally Posted by ejay79

Ahh, great!

I hadn't heard of essentially making it by-the-glass by using the syrup. From what I've read, and the tea I've made, it is recommended to drink the sweet tea within 48 hours. Do you find this to be the case when making it glass-by-glass essentially?

the recipe states that it makes, what? a gallon and a half? you don't have to make it by the glass if you don't want to, I'm guessing.

I make a lemonade with a syrup also and the "life" of the Lemonade is about 3 days to taste "fresh" after that it will have a "flat" taste, but still drinkable

Since I have a shop I just make it, then "sell" it by the glass!

[ejay79]

Yeah I always make it a gallon at a time, but sometimes end up not being able to drink it all quick enough

[Risque Cakes]

Originally Posted by ejay79

Yeah I always make it a gallon at a time, but sometimes end up not being able to drink it all quick enough

cut the recipe in 1/2???

[ejay79]

Ahh, but that's no fun! When I'm making it, there's often no telling how much I'll end up drinking. It would just be nice to be able to make and keep the syrup around for a week or so, but I suspect that wouldn't work too well.

[Risque Cakes]

Originally Posted by ejay79

Ahh, but that's no fun! When I'm making it, there's often no telling how much I'll end up drinking. It would just be nice to be able to make and keep the syrup around for a week or so, but I suspect that wouldn't work too well.

try it and see? the cost should be minimal. Like I said, my lemonade tastes it's freshest the first 3 days, after that..it's still drinkable, not as "bright" tasting but we still drink it.

I make a fresh batch ( well made..) every 2 days, what was left over was taken to the back or home for family.