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Fill the teakettle with freshly drawn tap water, unless
your tap water is extremely hard. In that case, you may
want to use bottled water because tea will not infuse as
easly in hard water.
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Just before the water boils, warm your teapot by pouring
about an inch of hot water into it from the teakettle and
swirl around inside the pot.
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Pour the water out of the teapot and add one rounded
teaspoon of loose tea per cup, plus one for the pot.
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When the water comes to a rolling boil, bring the teapot
to the teakettle and pour the water over the tea leaves
and allow to steep for the recommended amount of time.
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Stir once and cover your teapot with a tea cozy if
desired until the tea has finished brewing.
Water Temperature: |
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Steeping Time: |
Minutes |
Most teas should be
prepared with boiling water. Green, White, Oolong
and some Jasmine teas are the exception to this rule
and should not be made with boiling water. Instead,
the water temperature should be no hotter than 180F. |
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Black |
3-5 |
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Green |
1-2 |
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Oolong |
1-2 |
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Herbal infusions |
4-5 |
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Whole fruit teas |
5 |
Brewing Iced Tea...
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Double the amount of tea leaves you would normally use,
then brew as usual.
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Use high quality tea leaves.
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When making tea for a crowd, brew a large amount ahead
of time, again using twice as many tea leaves. Chill.
When ready to serve, pour this essence in a pot. Double
the tea by adding just as much cold water as there was
essence.
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If your iced tea is cloudy, add slices of citrus fruit.
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Serve iced tea with unique garnishes, such as sprigs of
lavender, lemon verbena, spears of fresh pineapple and
edible flowers.
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