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dohogn3764 06-13-2014 08:56 AM

baking soda for Iced Tea
 

Originally Posted by Tiggersmom (Post 6706437)
Never heard of using baking soda in the tea...........what does it do besides keeping it clear and darker???????

My mom said the baking soda in hot water as you steep the tea bags
will take the bitter taste out of the tea......Love it ..........over night
in the refrigerator is the way I like it. It taste more like tea the next
day. Just a good pinch of baking soda. Also when cooking beans
Add a good pinch of baking soda while cooking and it takes the
gas out of the beans....Try it. It works.......

ILoveToQuilt 06-13-2014 02:55 PM


Originally Posted by amethystmtn (Post 6706522)

....I started buying loose leaf tea at Teavana. Depending on what you buy it can cost more than lipton. But the flavors and quality of the tea are so worth it. Some teas, like white jasmine can be brewed more than once without loosing flavor....

I am so-o-o-o-o lucky! My DD works for Teavana and I've gotten spoiled rotten! If you have a Teavana near you, definitely check them out! More expensive then Liption etc., but they are so worth it. (Keep their teas in the air tight tins they sell - it makes a huge difference in keeping the teas fresh).

coopah 06-13-2014 04:21 PM

I read most, not all of the posts. Sun tea will hold the flavor for several days. You need a covered glass jar, a teabag or two (you'll learn to adjust it to your taste), and put it in the sun... it works on a cloudy day, too, if the temperature is warm. The important thing is the glass jar and keeping it covered (as someone already said) will keep all the refrigerator smells from migrating to the tea. Or make some ice cubes that have just a touch of lemon juice in them and pop one or two into the tea just before you drink it. :thumbup:


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