Comments on: Tea sweet tea http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/ spicy gastronomic adventures Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Cat http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-33 Cat Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:05:40 +0000 http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-33 "Rubric" captures just the right connotation of religious ritual, of liturgical action, that I'm going for. We Southerners haven't quite yet developed proper tea ceremonies, but I don't doubt we're getting there. :D “Rubric” captures just the right connotation of religious ritual, of liturgical action, that I’m going for. We Southerners haven’t quite yet developed proper tea ceremonies, but I don’t doubt we’re getting there. :D

]]> By: wasabigelatine http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-31 wasabigelatine Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:48:00 +0000 http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-31 Cat, I have it straight up 99% of the time. Once in a great while, I'll add a lemon slice but not actually squeeze out the juice, and let the flavor steep. I'm not too fond of mint, but a few years ago at a cousin's wedding there was sweet tea with both lemon and spearmint and it was delicious! And I appreciate your usage of the word "rubric" :D Cat, I have it straight up 99% of the time. Once in a great while, I’ll add a lemon slice but not actually squeeze out the juice, and let the flavor steep. I’m not too fond of mint, but a few years ago at a cousin’s wedding there was sweet tea with both lemon and spearmint and it was delicious!

And I appreciate your usage of the word “rubric” :D

]]> By: wasabigelatine http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-30 wasabigelatine Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:43:56 +0000 http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-30 Budget Babe, how could I forget iced green tea??? Good call! It's so refreshing! I think it's perfect without sugar -- not a fan of it with. You're right about the water temperature -- green tea should be brewed at around 180 degrees. Like anyone ever measures! But your method is a great rule of thumb (finger?) temperature-wise. Green tea mochi, YUM!!! :) Budget Babe, how could I forget iced green tea??? Good call! It’s so refreshing! I think it’s perfect without sugar — not a fan of it with.

You’re right about the water temperature — green tea should be brewed at around 180 degrees. Like anyone ever measures! But your method is a great rule of thumb (finger?) temperature-wise.

Green tea mochi, YUM!!! :)

]]> By: budget babe http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-19 budget babe Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:14:06 +0000 http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-19 during the summer i like to brew a big pitcher of iced green tea. i boil the water , pour it into the pitcher and let it sit for about 10 minutes, so its just cool enough to be able to put your finger in without scalding (supposedly preserves more of the health benefits of green tea this way). then i drop in two tea bags, typically Republic of Tea. usually one that's straight up green tea, and another that's a pear/ginseng/ginger/mint w/green blend tea. i prefer it unsweetened. it's so good and supposedly, so good for you :) i also love green tea mochi, but that's a whole nother topic! during the summer i like to brew a big pitcher of iced green tea. i boil the water , pour it into the pitcher and let it sit for about 10 minutes, so its just cool enough to be able to put your finger in without scalding (supposedly preserves more of the health benefits of green tea this way). then i drop in two tea bags, typically Republic of Tea. usually one that’s straight up green tea, and another that’s a pear/ginseng/ginger/mint w/green blend tea. i prefer it unsweetened.
it’s so good and supposedly, so good for you :) i also love green tea mochi, but that’s a whole nother topic!

]]> By: Cat http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-18 Cat Wed, 15 Aug 2007 22:30:15 +0000 http://www.eat.wasabigelatine.com/2007/08/13/tea-sweet-tea/#comment-18 Luzianne advertises that their tea is chosen for iced tea-making: "The right tea for iced tea." Bagged or loose, I totally agree about using black tea. Oolong is my favorite hot tea, but black seems to work best for iced tea. I also agree about raw cane sugar. It really is best. But raw or refined, the sugar must be cane. Period. I probably wouldn't laugh at your tea recipe. I've found that each Southern family has their own recipe and rubrics, and many of them are delightful. (When it comes to barbecue, I'm not so ecumenical-minded. If it ain't mustard sauce on pork, it ain't barbecue.) I honestly recommend that readers experiment to find the recipe and rubrics that work best for their tea tastes. That's how I settled on my own ritual, including the tea steeping time, amount of sugar, and when the sugar is added. When it comes to flavored tea, I only approve of spearmint (muddled or added to the tea while hot). No lemon or other fruit for me. Another way to avoid dilution, by the way, is to make tea ice cubes. Luzianne advertises that their tea is chosen for iced tea-making: “The right tea for iced tea.”

Bagged or loose, I totally agree about using black tea. Oolong is my favorite hot tea, but black seems to work best for iced tea.

I also agree about raw cane sugar. It really is best. But raw or refined, the sugar must be cane. Period.

I probably wouldn’t laugh at your tea recipe. I’ve found that each Southern family has their own recipe and rubrics, and many of them are delightful. (When it comes to barbecue, I’m not so ecumenical-minded. If it ain’t mustard sauce on pork, it ain’t barbecue.)

I honestly recommend that readers experiment to find the recipe and rubrics that work best for their tea tastes. That’s how I settled on my own ritual, including the tea steeping time, amount of sugar, and when the sugar is added.

When it comes to flavored tea, I only approve of spearmint (muddled or added to the tea while hot). No lemon or other fruit for me.

Another way to avoid dilution, by the way, is to make tea ice cubes.

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