Thrifty Tea Idea
One of the things I love about blogging, and there are many, that it brings the world to me. It's like my very own encyclopedia and boy have I used it, I do get my moneys worth! I came across a new to me blog that got me hooked by this post, tea in a jar. I'm sure you can relate to not having enough space in the fridge for ice tea, or wanting to try different blends over ice but don't have enough space? If this relates to you, check out Angry Chicken for her thrifty idea making a concentrated tea in a jar. I tried it over the 4th of July weekend last year because I knew I'd have little room with all the leftovers. I must say, it was the best ice tea I've had in awhile. And so easy too, I like easy!
All you do is place teabags in a jar, the number of teabags varies to how strong you like it. I used 8 in a quart jar filled with cold water, place in fridge overnight. The next day, squeeze out all the tea you can from the teabags, discard. Now all you do when you want a glass of ice tea is grab a glass, use several spoons of the concentrated tea, again depending on how strong you like it, add cold water, stir and top with ice. Refreshing, takes us less room in the fridge and is thrifty too!
Oh thank you, I just love tea and this is such a great idea, ps can I copy your "keep calm and put your apron on" I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! Especially for flavored teas~never enough room for all of them.
ReplyDeleteI make sun tea not as strong as you did though and I dont squeeze the bags. It makes regular tea very bitter. I also compost the bags.
ReplyDeleteLOL! No matter HOW many tea bags I put in a container (and no matter how small the container is), I make my ice tea with the full-strength motherlode. I guess I just can't get enough of the tea base. Is there a 12-step program for that? Because I'll sign right up for it! ;-)
ReplyDeleteOh yes...and I TOTALLY compost the tea bags!
ReplyDeleteGreat tip..I am going to try this tomorrow..oops gotta find a jar first.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing....I don't know if you add sugar to your jar or not, but I have done this many times and I add the sugar along with it....My family prefers sweet tea, and this makes it so easy..
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed....
shug
Awesome Idea! :)
ReplyDeleteI too compost the bags, in fact, I place them right into my beds near the plants. I don't add sugar as were plain old unsweet drinkers! I don't think the concentrate will last as long either if you add the sugar, so I would suggest adding it later with the water? I've also had no bitter tea, of course, we drink it daily, year round too! lol
ReplyDeleteOh Sue! Thanks for reminding me of this. I made it last year at your suggestion and loved it. I like weak tea and hubby likes strong tea so we each had what we wanted!
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