EASY REFRESHING SUN TEA RECIPE FOR HOT SUMMER DAYS

I READ SOMEWHERE THAT SUN TEA IS FUN AND EASY TO MAKE—AND IT REALLY IS! TODAY, WITH THE SUN SHINING AND THE TEMPERATURE IN THE 80S, I DECIDED THIS WAS THE PERFECT DAY TO TRY MAKING SUN TEA MYSELF. I USED A SMALL GLASS JUG AND KEPT IT SIMPLE WITH JUST TWO BLACK ENGLISH TEA BAGS AND FILTERED WATER, ENOUGH TO FILL THE JUG. I PLACED IT OUTSIDE ON THE PATIO AND LET IT STEEP IN THE SUNSHINE FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 HOURS. SOLAR-POWERED TEA FEELS ALMOST SURREAL, LIKE SUMMER UNFOLDING IN SLOW MOTION. ONCE IT HAD STEEPED TO A RICH AMBER, I BROUGHT IT INSIDE, REMOVED THE TEA BAGS, AND PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE TO CHILL. I GARNISHED IT WITH A FEW LEMON SLICES, HONEY, AND SOME FRESH MINT JUST FOR GOOD MEASURE. IT TURNED OUT LIGHT, SMOOTH, AND PERFECTLY REFRESHING. SOMETIMES, THE SIMPLEST THINGS ARE THE BEST.

JAMIE

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