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- Jasmine Tea Liqueur
| Jasmine Tea Liqueur: |
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| Ingredients: |
2 tsps of masala tea,
1 pint dark rum,
1/2 cup jasmine tea,
1 cup sugar syrup |
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| Procedure: |
| Steep the tea in the rum for 24 hours, and remove. Make the sugar syrup by boiling 1 cup of sugar in 1/2 cup of water. When the syrup cools, add to the rum. It's ready to drink immediately. |
- Strawberry Iced Tea Fizz
| Strawberry Iced Tea Fizz |
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| Ingredients: |
1 pint fresh strawberries stemmed and sliced,
1/2 cup sugar,
5 cups boiling water,
1 tsp orange pekoe tea,
1 can (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate thawed,
1 quart chilled sparkling water,
Ice cubes. |
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| Procedure: |
| Steep the tea in the rum for 24 hours, and remove. Make the sugar syrup by boiling 1 cup of sugar in 1/2 cup of water. When the syrup cools, add to the rum. It's ready to drink immediately. |
- Hot Spiced Afternoon Tea
| Hot Spiced Afternoon Tea |
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| Ingredients: |
4 pints water
1/2 level tsp. whole cloves
1/2 a stick of cinnamon
1 oz. Tea
4 oz. sugar
1/4 pint Orange Juice Or squash
Juice of 2 lemons
Cinnamon sticks to serve |
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| Procedure: |
| Add the spices to the water and bring it to boil. Pour into the tea and allow to brew for 5 minutes. Stir, strain add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the fruit juices. To reheat before serving (if necessary) place over a low heat-do not simmer or boil. Serve with cinnamon sticks. Sufficient for 12 people. |
- Tea Fruit Cup
| Tea Fruit Cup |
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| Ingredients: |
4 oz. sugar,
2 pints water,
1/4 pint strong fresh tea strained,
1/4 pint Fruit Syrup (e.g. rose hip),
1/4 pint orange squash,
1/4 pint lemon squash,
1/4 pint pineapple Squash,
1 small bottle lemonade,
12 fresh or canned cherries,
2 bananas sliced,
Ice |
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| Procedure: |
| Boil the sugar and 1/4 pint water together for 5 minutes. Add the cooled tea, the rest of the water, the fruit syrup and fruit squashes. Chill and when ready to serve add the other ingredients and the ice. Sufficient for 12 people. |
- Long Island Iced Tea
| Long Island Iced Tea |
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| Ingredients: |
4 Assam tea bags,
4 cups of water,
1½ cups of chilled syrup,
2 teaspoons raspberry vinegar,
1 lime, cut into 4 wedges,
For Syrup:
1¼ cups of water,
1 1/3 cup of sugar honey |
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| Procedure: |
To prepare the syrup:
In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring it continuously until sugar is completely dissolved. Let the syrup cool and chill, keeping it covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled. This makes about 2 cups. |
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To prepare the tea:
Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher. Bring water to a boil and put in the tea bags. Steep tea for 5 minutes and remove the tea bags. Cool the tea and chill it for about an hour until cold. Stir in the syrup and vinegar. Squeeze lime wedges into tea and add wedges. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses. |
- Ginger - Green Tea Sparkler
| Ginger - Green Tea Sparkler |
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| Ingredients: |
1 1/3 cups Green tea concentrate,
1/4 cup finely chopped crystallised ginger,
2 2/3 cups chilled ginger ale,
Ice cubes |
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| Procedure: |
| Combine ginger and tea concentrate while still hot and refrigerate for at least three hours. Strain and discard ginger. Pour concentrate and ginger ale into ice filled glasses. Makes 4 servings. |
- Herbal Spiced Tea
| Herbal Spiced Tea |
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| Ingredients: |
6 tsps of Herbal Tea,
2 cups apple juice concentrate,
2 oz. lemon juice concentrate,
1 lemon Makes 2 quarts (8 servings) |
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| Procedure: |
| Boil 6 tsps of Herbal Tea in 4 cups (32 oz.) of cold water, apple juice and lemon juice. Heat and serve warm in mugs. Garnish with lemon. |
- Casablanca Tea Punch
| Casablanca Tea Punch |
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| Ingredients: |
4 oz. of ice,
8 oz. Green Tea,
4 oz. tropical juice*
1 oz. passion fruit syrup
* Make your own tropical blend of juice with 1/3 pineapple juice, 2/3 orange juice and a splash of passion fruit syrup. |
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| Procedure: |
| Combine ice, iced tea, tropical juice and passion fruit syrup in a cocktail shaker or a jar with a lid. Shake until cold and frothy. Pour into a tall iced tea glass. Garnish as desired. |
- Tea Punch
| Tea Punch |
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| Ingredients: |
1/2 pint strong tea,
6 oz. sugar,
1/2 pint orange squash,
4 tbsps. lemon juice,
2 small bottles of ginger ale,
1 large bottle lemonade,
1 sliced orange. |
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| Procedure: |
| Put the hot tea in a bowl, add the sugar and stir until dissolved. Add the orange squash and lemon juice and strain. Chill. Just before serving mix in the ginger ale, lemonade and orange slices.
Sufficient for 12 people. |
- Kismis Delight
| Kismis Delight |
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| Ingredients: |
| Green or Black grapes, ice, honey, lemon juice. |
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| Procedure: |
| Extract the juice from the grapes( preferably black). Fill a glass with ice and add the juice of the grapes and fill half the glass with it. Add a teaspoon each of honey and lemon juice. Add ice tea to this mixture and fill the glass to its brim. Stir well and add sugar(if required). Serve with fresh grapes( preferably green).
Sufficient for 12 people. |
- Cocoa Tea
| Cocoa Tea |
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| Ingredients: |
| Milk, ground clove, cinnamon, cardamom, cocoa, vanilla ice cream. |
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| Procedure: |
| Boil one teaspoon of tea in the teapot for five to seven minutes. Strain and add milk, ground clove, cinnamon, cardamom and cocoa. Simmer for 2 to 3 minutes. Warm the tea cup/mug in advance. Add a dollop of vanilla ice-cream. Pour in the hot tea already prepared in the teapot. Add the cocoa powder as dust on the prepared tea. Serve with snacks on a hot afternoon. Sufficient for 12 people. |
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| Snacks |
- Herbal Tea Mango Ice Cream
| Herbal Tea Mango Ice Cream: |
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| Ingredients: |
4 tsps Pengaree tea,
2/3 cup fresh,
cold water,
4 green mangoes (each mango should be very firm, hard),
2/3 cup sugar (a little extra sugar may be needed),
2 cups heavy cream,
3 tablespoons non-fat dry milk |
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| Procedure: |
| In a large saucepan bring water to a rapid boil; remove from heat. Immediately add tea. Steep for 5 to 6 minutes, strain the tea. Peel the mangoes while the tea is steeping. Cut the flesh away from the seeds, dice the fruit. Sprinkle sugar over the fruit. Cook over medium heat, stirring often, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the fruit is soft. Taste, add more sugar if necessary. Remove from heat. Mash fruit with a fork until a coarse puree is obtained; drain off excess liquid. Allow to cool. Whip heavy cream and dry milk in a bowl until stiff peaks form. Gently stir mango puree into the whipped cream. Spoon into a freezer-safe plastic container and freeze. Makes about 5 cups. |
- Green Tea Dessert Sauce
| Green Tea Dessert Sauce |
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| Ingredients: |
4 tsps Green Tea,
1 cup fresh, cold water,
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, in small pieces
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, well packed |
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| Procedure: |
| In a small saucepan, bring water to a rapid boil; remove from heat. Add tea; let steep for 5 minutes. Strain. Add butter to the tea and heat over low heat until the butter is melted. Stir in sugar and brown sugar, mixing well. Bring just to a boil, stirring constantly. Allow to simmer for two minutes. Serve over ice cream, diced fresh fruit, or pound cake. (1 1/2 cups) |
- Blueberry Bars
| Blueberry Bars |
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| Crust ingredients: |
| 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup butter (softened), 1/2 cup confectioner´s sugar |
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| Procedure: |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Blend all ingredients and press into an 8 or 9-inch square pan. Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are just beginning to turn golden. |
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| Filling ingredients: |
| A cup sour cream, 1 egg, beaten, 1 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 cups fresh blueberries |
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| Procedure: |
| Combine sour cream, egg, sugar, vanilla, almond extract, and salt. Beat until smooth. Fold in blueberries. Pour into shell and bake at 400 degrees F. for 25 minutes. |
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| Topping ingredients: |
| 3 tablespoons butter (softened), 3 tablespoons flour, 3 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 cup sliced almonds |
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| Procedure: |
| Combine all ingredients. Sprinkle over pie and bake 10 additional minutes. Chill before serving. |
- Tea Jelly
| Tea Jelly |
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| Ingredients: |
2 lemons,
1 pkt. lemon jelly
3/4 pint (approx.) freshly brewed tea,
Whipped cream to decorate |
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| Procedure: |
| Grate the skin of the lemons finely. Place the jelly in a measure and make up to 1 pint with freshly brewed tea. Stir until dissolved, then cool. When it is slightly thickened stir in the grated lemon peel and pour into a wet 1-pint mould or into individual moulds. Decorate with cream. |
- Cornish Tea-Cakes
| Cornish Tea Cakes |
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| Ingredients: |
8 oz self-raising flour,
4 oz lard or margarine,
4 oz currants,
1/2 tsp mixed spice,
1 oz candied peel,
2 ozs sugar,
1/2 pt milk,
(beaten egg to glaze) |
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| Procedure: |
| Rub the fat in the flour, then add the currants, sugar, peel and mixed spice. Add sufficient milk to make into a soft dough. Roll out to half an inch thickness and cut to shape with a round cutter. Brush with beaten egg to glaze and bake at about 350F for 10 to 15 minutes. (Serves 4) |
- Tea Ice Cream
| Tea Ice Cream |
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| Ingredients: |
(For making 2 lbs. of Tea Ice Cream)
Dry tea (with good flavour) 2 oz,
Refined sugar 1 lb,
Arrowroot or cornflour 1 oz,
Fresh milk 2 lbs,
Water 10 oz |
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| Procedure: |
1. Heat water and remove quickly from fire when boiling. Rinse out the teapot with hot water and put in tea leaves. Pour boiling water into the teapot. Infuse for 8 to10 minutes. Strain off infusion and keep aside.
2. Boil the milk. Next, blend the sugar with the arrowroot (or cornflour) thoroughly and add to the boiled milk. Let mixture simmer for about10 minutes and stir continuously to avoid lumps. Remove from fire, add tea infusion, stir and freeze. |
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