Afternoon Tea Party

Tianshan Green Tea
Native Fujian Province
Appearance emerald green and firmly rolled
Brew clear green with olive fragrance
This green tea is well known for its three greens - green in tea, brew, and tea-leaves. There were more than ten recorded varieties in it in the eighteenth century when it was listed a tribute, however, some of them […]

Apple-Cider Tea
Ingredients

6 cups apple cider

6 cloves

3 cinnamon sticks (2-inch pieces)

2 orange & spice tea bags

3 tablespoons sugar

6 lemon slices, thin

Directions

Use a medium-sized, stainless-steel pot and place cider, cloves, and cinnamon.

On medium heat, cover and heat.

When hot, add tea bags and brew for 5 minutes until the apple cider takes a light tea color.

Remove […]

Cranberry Iced Tea
Ingredients

2 - quarts Iced Tea*

1 - can (6 ounces) frozen cranberry concentrate, partially thawed and undiluted

1 - cup orange juice

1/4 - cup sugar

Directions

*ICED TEA: Place 2-quart (or family) size iced tea bags in a glass or porcelain container.

Pour 2 quarts boiling water over tea bags and steep 7 to 10 minutes.

Squeeze […]

    Bancha means ‘common tea’ and is possibly a reference to the coarser grades and heavier, late season crop from which this full-flavoured tea is made. Bancha are a class of sencha harvested as a second flush tea between summer and autumn. Bancha is made from larger leaves than are usually available for sencha grades. However, […]

Shiting Green Tea
Native Nan-an County, Fujian Province
Appearance silvery green, heavy-looking, and firmly rolled
Brew clear green
When Buddhist monks found a wild tea on Lotus Mountain in the sixteenth century, they named it Shiting Green Tea after a stone pavilion (shi-ting) on the mountain. After a Chinese emperor of the nineteenth century inscribed ’superb tea of […]

Boston Iced Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A wonderfully tart recipe for cranberry iced tea. The name comes from the cranberry bogs in the Boston area (so I’ve been told by a few readers). Regardless, it’s a very refreshing drink for a summer’s day.
INGREDIENTS:

4 quarts water

1 cup sugar

15 tea bags

12 oz frozen cranberry juice concentrate

PREPARATION:
Heat water to boiling, […]

Apple and Honey Iced Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A sweet and fruity iced tea recipe.
INGREDIENTS:

3 cups water, boiling

4 tea bags

1/3 cup honey

3 cups apple juice

PREPARATION:
Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.
Serves 6-8
Source: coffeetea.about.com

Fruchtige Pfirsich-Bowle (ohne Alkohol)
Teegetränk für ca. 10 Gläser
Zutaten

4 EL Früchtetee mit Pfirischaroma (oder aromatisierter Rooibusch Pfirsich-Nektar)
200 g Erdbeeren
je 2 reife Aprikosen und Pfirsiche
1 Limette
2-3 EL Zucker
einige Melisseblättchen
Eiswürfel

Zubereitung

1,5 l Wasser aufkochen, über den Früchtetee gießen und 6 Minuten ziehen lassen. Tee abkühlen lassen. Die Früchte abspülen und trockentupfen. Das Grün der Erdbeeren entfernen […]

Boston Iced Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A wonderfully tart recipe for cranberry iced tea. The name comes from the cranberry bogs in the Boston area (so I’ve been told by a few readers). Regardless, it’s a very refreshing drink for a summer’s day.
INGREDIENTS:

4 quarts water

1 cup sugar

15 tea bags

12 oz frozen cranberry juice concentrate

PREPARATION:
Heat water to boiling, […]

Apple and Honey Iced Tea
(From Sean Paajanen)
A sweet and fruity iced tea recipe.
INGREDIENTS:

3 cups water, boiling

4 tea bags

1/3 cup honey

3 cups apple juice

PREPARATION:
Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.
Serves 6-8
Source: coffeetea.about.com