Easy Peasy Homemade Sun Tea

Okay, I know all of blogland has gone bee-wees for fall, but let's be honest. In some parts of the country, no matter what the calendar says, it's still going to FEEL like summer. If this sounds even vaguely familiar to you, then read on.

I've always been a tea drinker, plain and simple. Earl Grey, if you must know. And in winter I love a mean vanilla caramel tea.  But in the summer, I love plain old sun tea. That's right. Just throw some tea bags into a pitcher of water, set it outside in the morning to heat up, and enjoy its deep tea flavor just a few hours later. I love it so much that I thought I'd share my recipe with you today!

Sun Tea Recipe

INGREDIENTS 

one large Luzianne (or your favorite) FAMILY SIZE tea bag

one regular sized Earl Grey tea bag

one Lipton Bavarian Wild Berry tea bag

Optional: lemon, sugar or sugar substitute

Place all three tea bags into a 2 quart pitcher full of water. Make sure there's a lid and/or saran wrap over the top of the pitcher, to avoid attracting bees and other insects. Set the pitcher outside, on your patio or deck or back porch steps in the sun. Let it steep until it's the perfect color for your taste. Then pour over ice with some sugar and a slice of lemon and enjoy.

Vintage milk bottles I rescued from the side of the road along with modern milk glass (that matches the milk glass pitcher I wrote about here) make the perfect farmhouse serveware, don't you think?

Isn't the spoon darling?

 I always use lemons and a little Splenda.

Perfection. What's your favorite warm weather drink?

Well, that's it until next time, friends! 

I hope you enjoyed reading about my

Easy Peasy Homemade Sun Tea.

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