Refreshing Picnic Tea

Submitted by knightgoddess

"Sip on this perfect, refreshing picnic tea while you chat with girlfriends on the patio!"

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 10 cups water
• 6 tea bags
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 3⁄4 cup frozen lemonade concentrate
• ice cube
• 10 lemon slices

directions

1. Bring 5 cups Water to a boil in a medium saucepan, remove from heat.
2. Add Tea Bags and Cinnamon Stick to Water and let stand 5 minutes.
3. Remove Tea Bags.
4. Add Sugar and stir to dissolve.
5. Stir in Orange Juice and Lemonade Concentrates.
6. Pour Tea Mixture into pitcher.
7. Add remaining 5 cups Water and stir well.
8. Chill 4 hours, or until cold.
9. Discard Cinnamon Stick.
10. Fill glasses with ice and pour tea.
11. Garnish each glass with one Lemon Slice.
12. Serve!

Reviews

[momaphet]

I enjoyed this combination, the fruitiness of the juice went well with the tea and the cinnamon was present without being over powering. I had reduced the recipe to one serving and used 2 tsp instead of 2 TBL of sugar, as I don't like overly sweet drinks. Made for PAC Spring 2011