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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/4 cup tea, loose -=or=-
12 tea bags
5 cup water
Directions
Combine tea and water in a 3- to 4- quart pan. Bring to a boil over high
heat and boil, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to 4 cups. (About 6
minutes.) Pour liquid concentrate through a fine strainer into a container
and discard residue. Cover and chill until cold, at least 3 hours. Will
keep for up to 2 weeks. To use, dilute by the pitcher or glass. The optimum
dilution ratio for pouring over ice is about 1 part tea concnetrate to 2
parts water and/or juice.
Source: Sunset Magazine, August 1994
Servings: 12
Diet Tea Concentrate Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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