The entire
month of June is National Iced Tea Month. This month, you can try a variety of
ice teas with green tea, black tea, mint, fruit-flavored teas, and lemonade
teas. The popular ice teas are peach, black tea with lemon, raspberry,
hibiscus, black tea with oranges, ginger tea, black tea with mint, or green tea
with ginger. It is so easy to make iced tea at home using tea bags or powder
ice teas. Ice teas have been popular since it was served in St. Louis, Missouri
in 1904 at a World's Fair.
Herbs can also
be used to flavor iced teas such as basil, spearmint, mint, and rosemary. Yet,
iced tea can be sweetened with honey, syrups, or a little bit of sugar.
Blueberry syrup and ginger syrup can also sweeten ice teas. Iced tea can be
served with sandwiches, steak, chicken, seafood, and with desserts. Drinking
iced tea during the summer months continues to be a favored choice for summer
meals or snacks.
National
Iced Tea Month can be celebrated by serving iced tea at your family parties or
family get together. You can take iced tea in a reusable thermos or reusable
water bottle during your family picnics. Another way is to make your iced tea
during your breakfast so you can take it to work in a reusable water bottle.
Consume iced teas two or three times a week for its health benefits. Vary your
iced teas and cold summer drinks with your meals.
Iced teas
are refreshing and cool drinks any time of the day. You can drink iced tea
after swimming to cool off from a sizzling summer day. However, iced tea can
only be stored for eight hours in the refrigerator. Therefore, it is best to
drink tea on the same day you make it. Yet, lose leaf tea can last up to four
days in the refrigerator.
When
drinking iced tea in a glass or mason jar, you can use a saucer to place your
stirring spoon. Additionally, you can leave a stirring spoon inside the glass.
First put the sugar and stir it with the iced tea. Then squeeze the lemon,
orange, or lime slice in your iced tea. Here are websites with more information
about National Iced Tea Month.
How to Make Iced Tea-Cold Brew, Sun Tea and Hot Brew and Chill-Taste of Home:
How to Make Iced Tea: Cold Brew, Sun Tea and Hot Brew and Chill (tasteofhome.com)
7 Sugar-Free Ways to Flavor Your Iced Tea-Everyday Health:
7 Sugar-Free Ways to Flavor Your Iced Tea | Everyday Health
It's National Iced Tea Month-Food Network:
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