Fun Drink Friday - Sophie Dahl's Iced Tea

Sophie Dahl's Iced Tea

• 8 and 1/4 cups boiling water
• 6 Earl Grey tea bags
• 1 teaspoon dried lavender flowers (or 6 lavender Earl Grey tea bags)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• Lavender or mint sprigs, for garnish
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In a very large heatproof measuring cup, combine 8 cups boiling water with the tea bags and dried lavender flowers; let steep for 10 minutes. Strain the tea and let cool. In a heatproof bowl, combine the sugar with the remaining 1/4 cup boiling water and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the sugar syrup to the tea and let cool. Serve the tea in tall ice-filled glasses, garnished with lavender or mint sprigs.

• ACTIVE: 10 MIN
 
• TOTAL TIME: 20 MIN
 
• SERVINGS: MAKES 8 CUPS
• TIME(OTHER): PLUS COOLING

CONTRIBUTED BY SOPHIE DAHL PHOTO © JAN BALDWIN PUBLISHED MARCH 2010

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I love Earl Grey and lavender, can't wait to try this!!

Remember Read Lots & stay spicy!!

C~

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Well I'm back Online...AGAIN ...

That's right ... sigh ... after an exhausting week without internet (due to the thing-a-ma-jingy being totally blown in the green box), schedule changes at the day job and having to go in this morning as well, things are finally looking up ...

I Have Internet!! 

YAY!!!!

If it wasn't for being able to pre-post and set the posting date my Fun Drink Friday would never have gone up. I'm telling you, hopefully this does it and we have no more internet blackouts.

So, it's Fall (finally) you wouldn't know that today sitting om my side of Florida. Muggy, Humid and overcast. BOOOO.

Come on cooler weather!!

Here's my Fun Drink Friday from Friday to share.

Nothing like a cider drink to welcome the Autumn season

© Christina Holmes

Instead of wine, this juicy sangria is made with hard cider spiked with lemon juice and apple brandy.

This looked like the perfect first drink to the Fall season.

Hard Cider Sangria

CONTRIBUTED BY GRACE PARISI

• TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
• SERVINGS: 4

1. 1 cup quartered and thinly sliced unpeeled green, yellow and red apples
2. 1 navel orange—quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
3. 1 cup apple juice, chilled
4. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5. 1/4 cup apple brandy
6. One 22-ounce bottle hard apple cider, chilled
7. Ice

1. In a pitcher, combine the apples with the orange, apple juice, lemon juice and brandy. Just before serving, add the hard cider. Serve in tall glasses over ice.

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Enjoy and have a wonderful Sunday!!

Fun Drink Friday - Hard Cider Sangria

© Christina Holmes

Instead of wine, this juicy sangria is made with hard cider spiked with lemon juice and apple brandy.

This looked like the perfect first drink to the Fall season.

Hard Cider Sangria

CONTRIBUTED BY GRACE PARISI

• TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
• SERVINGS: 4

1. 1 cup quartered and thinly sliced unpeeled green, yellow and red apples
2. 1 navel orange—quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
3. 1 cup apple juice, chilled
4. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5. 1/4 cup apple brandy
6. One 22-ounce bottle hard apple cider, chilled
7. Ice

1. In a pitcher, combine the apples with the orange, apple juice, lemon juice and brandy. Just before serving, add the hard cider. Serve in tall glasses over ice.

LINK - Food & Wine