Tourists in Turkey break into lunch directly from the beach, they pour tea to cool off

How to refresh and quench your thirst in the hot summer? Sweet juices, soda, kvass? We offer a useful alternative – homemade cold tea. This cooling drink can be prepared in many ways, and its bright appearance is quite capable of decorating your festive table!



Homemade cold tea The homeland of iced tea is considered to be the United States. The hot weather in the southern states from May to October did not contribute much to the popularity of traditional tea. But the addition of lemon and ice to the infused green tea opened up this drink from a new angle.



Visitors to the international exhibition in St. Louis appreciated the refreshing effect of the drink. And the free distribution of samples attracted public attention to him. Since 1991, the Lipton brand has launched the production of bottled iced tea. We offer to prepare it with our own hands.

Classic recipe for iced tea

The ingredients

• 700 ml of water
• 3 tsp black tea
• 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp sugar
• peppermint
• ice-cubes

Preparation

1. Bring the water to a boil. Wait a couple of minutes for its temperature to drop to 75-90 degrees (depending on the type of tea). You can choose the right amount of brewing, knowing a simple rule: 1 teaspoon should fall on 200-250 ml of water.
2. Pour hot water into the brew. Let her brew for 5 minutes. No more is usually required as the taste of the drink may become too tart. Add the sugar and let it dissolve.
3. After 5 minutes, strain the drink. Add lemon juice, a few slices of lemon and mint leaves.
4. Cool the tea to room temperature and then send it to the refrigerator.
5. Serve with a straw, ice cubes and a slice of lemon.
   
   
   
6. Bon appetit!

Cold Tea with Strawberries

The ingredients

• 1 liter of water
• 4 tsp green tea
• 150g strawberries
• 1 lime
• 1.5 tbsp sugar
• peppermint
• ice-cubes

Preparation

1. Pour water with a temperature of 80-85 degrees. Let me brew for 5 minutes and strain.
2. Add the sugar and let it dissolve. Cool the drink to room temperature.
3. Cut the strawberries and lime in thin slices. Send the sliced fruit and mint to the tea.
   
   
   
4. Stir and send the drink to the refrigerator for a few hours.
5. Serve with ice cubes and mint.
6. Bon appetit!

Peach tea with ice

The ingredients

• 800 ml of water
• 4 tsp black tea
• 2-3 peaches
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 0.5 lemons
• peppermint
• ice-cubes

Preparation

1. Bring the water to a boil. Pour hot water into the brew. Let her brew for 5 minutes. Then strain.
2. Stir the sugar in the drink. Add the sliced lemon and let the tea cool.
3. Pure one peach in a blender, and cut the other two with slices.
   
   
   
4. Add to the tea puree and slices of peach, mint, ice cubes. After that, the drink will not be so transparent, but over time the suspension will sit down. But it will taste better.
5. Send the drink to the fridge. Serve it with a nice glass.
6. Bon appetit!

Cold tea with berries and lemon

The ingredients

• 600 ml of water
• 2 tsp black tea
• 100g blueberries
• 0.5 lemons
• 1 tbsp honey

Preparation

1. Bring the water to a boil. Pour hot water into the brew. Let her brew for 5 minutes. Then strain.
2. Squeeze the juice out of half the lemon. Move the berries in a little sothein. Heat it, stir it.
3. Strain and add the liquid to the tea.
   
   
   
4. Cool the tea and dissolve a spoonful of honey in it.
5. Decorate the drink with slices of lemon and whole blueberry berries.
6. Serve with ice.
7. Bon appetit!

Homemade lemonade with mint and lemon is a simple and budget drink that will save you from the exhausting summer heat, will quench your thirst and cheer up pleasantly when the window is +30. In this weather, the stove wants to stand the least. Therefore, it is especially gratifying that in this recipe you do not need to heat and boil anything. Pulled lemons and ice out of the freezer, rubbed, mixed, shaken and drink!