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Ginger Lemon Iced tea

 

I love iced tea. In fact I love tea in any form. A post solely dedicated to brewing good tea has been long on my mind, and it will come soon.

When Meeta asked us what would one do to beat the heat-my immediate answer was- a tall glass of chilled iced tea. In fact that’s the drink I like to have best, when I come home after being outdoors in the harsh afternoon sun. In Mumbai, summers are pretty ruthless. We face the kind of temperatures everyday at which California reports a 100 deaths due to sunstrokes. May be Indians are genetically programmed to bear this kind of sun.

Ginger-Lemon Iced Tea

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I love iced tea. In fact I love tea in any form. A post solely dedicated to brewing good tea has been long on my mind, and it will come soon.
Beat the heat-Monthly mingle
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Instructions
  1. Boil 1/2 cup water. Steep the tea-bag in boiling water for 5 minutes. Take 5-6 ice cubes in a tall glass. Pour in the tea and other ingredients. Mix well.
  2. Drink chilled.
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Check out:

Some wonderful tea recipes in Darjeeling's Tea board of India website **_here**_. From basic brewing tips to exotic stuff like Thai iced tea, tea ice cream and almond tea, there's something to surprise you all

Tags: Drink, healthy drink, summer cooler

(c) Nandita Iyer 2006-2015

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  1. TriFeist says: August 9, 2006 at 1:42 am

    I don’t know about the indian thing. Surely, Indian’s know about heat. I’m from Florida and we survive similar heat index values over the summer, when compared to california. The iced tea recipe is fantastic! Thanks.

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  2. nandita says: August 9, 2006 at 4:06 am

    nice that you liked it trifeist!

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  3. Puspha says: August 9, 2006 at 10:02 am

    Mmmm……. refreshing.

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  4. Paz says: August 9, 2006 at 1:38 pm

    This is great!Paz

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  5. Reeta Skeeter says: August 10, 2006 at 11:08 am

    “Indians are genetically programmed to bear this kind of sun”………..true… sooooo very true

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