Iced Tea
Instructions:
A very popular drink during summer in southern Italy.
2 good tea bags
1 cup boiling water
sugar to taste
3 cups cold water
4 TBS lemon or orange sherbet,
or 2 popsicles, crushed in bowl
juice of 1 lemon
4 drops vanilla extract
(optional)
- Steep tea bags in freshly boiled water to make a strong tea (remove before tea becomes bitter and tannin floats to surface).
- Add sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Mix hot tea into cold water (not the reverse).
- Add lemon juice and vanilla, if desired. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- To serve, place equivalent amounts of sherbet/popsicle in 4 glasses.
- Pour in tea and serve.