The Tea Detective
Uncovering and Exploring the Facts About Tea
Uncovering and Exploring the Facts About Tea
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| Recipe Apple Harvest Hot Spiced Tea |
| Nothing says fall like hot apple cider and warming, spicy cinnamon. Add hot and soothing tea and you have the perfect harvest drink to keep you nice and warm during the brisk fall days and nights. |
Apple Harvest Spiced Tea is perfect to take along on your hayride through the pumpkin fields or to take in a thermos while watching over your little ghosts and goblins (on Halloween) trick or treating. You can either make the recipe with a plain, black tea (such as India's Assam, Darjeeling, or Nilgiri), or I usually switch off making it with two different flavored teas. The first, Orange Spice Tea from Silver Leaf Tea Co., is made with black tea w/orange peel and natural orange flavor and spice. With the fresh orange juice in the recipe you get a smart, spicy citrusy kick of flavor added to the smooth, sweet apple cider and brisk black tea. |
| The other flavored tea I use to make it with is Christmas Tea, also from Silver Leaf Tea Co., which has a smooth blend of black tea, tangy orange peel, sweet pieces of apple, almond pieces, and cinna- mon chips, along w/sweet, delicate rose petals, w/cinnamon, orange spice, and orange flavors. You have to taste this to truly appreciate how good it is. Even though it's called Christmas Tea, it's good anytime you want a hot spicy, soothing and warming cup of tea. And in this recipe it is about as perfect a combination of flavors as you can get. So, get busy and brew up a batch-or maybe two, because once you try it and share with others, it will disappear faster than those halloween ghostys and goblins (and their treats) :-) Enjoy. Apple Harvest Hot Spiced Tea (makes 4 to 6 - 8 oz. servings) Ingredients 4 cups cold, fresh water 2 Tblsp loose tea or 6 tea bags (use plain black, Orange Spice, OR Christmas Tea 1/4 cup sugar 1 cup orange juice 2 cups apple cider 1-6" cinnamon stick-broken into pieces (not needed if using Orange Spice or Christmas flavored teas) Slices of fresh orange for garnishment (optional) Directions Heat 4 cups of water to 190 to 200F. Add 2 tablespoons loose tea (or 6 tea bags) and broken pieces of cinnamon if not using flavored tea. Steep for 3 1/2 to 5 minutes. Strain and discard used leaves and spice. In a two quart saucepan add brewed tea, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 cup orange juice, and 2 cups apple cider, and heat through (do not boil). Add a fresh slice or wedge of orange to cup rim as garnishment (optional) Enjoy. Visit our Hot Tea Drinks Recipes page for more tasty hot tea recipes, including Masala Chai Tea. Or if something cold is called for visit our How to Make Iced Tea page for tips and advice on how to brew up a quick gallon of iced tea and even add flavorings. Down and out with a cold or the flu bug? Stop by our Cold and Flu Brew Green Tea Recipe page and brew up a steaming mug to help you get on the mend and feel better faster. |
| Cooking With Tea Recipe: Shrimp Fried Rice. A quick and easy recipe for a family favorite: Shrimp Fried Rice, using Longjing (Dragonwell) green tea to add the perfect punch of flavor. What gives China's Keemun black teas their chocolaty flavor? Explore China's family of Keemun black teas, how they're made, where they're grown, harvesting methods and the step in their processing that gives them a chocolate flavor. How does the processing method for China's black teas differ from that of other black teas? Get a step-by-step look at the methods used to make China's black teas, and how they differ from that of other countries, producing mild, sweet black teas with no astringency. (Try Irish Breakfast Extra Fancy OP Tea from Silver Leaf Tea Co., - A blend of Indian and China black teas with gold tips that add a subtle sweetness. A good, strong, bold, and malty tea that stands up well w/milk and fried breakfast foods). Why did Tanzania's tea industry nearly collapse, and how was it saved? Learn the history of Tanzania's tea industry and how it nearly collapsed, and its determined revival, fight- ing its way back to become Africa's fourth largest tea producer today. Do you love lemonade and iced tea? Then this recipe is for you! This fast, easy recipe has two versions-one using black Strawberry Tea, the other using Green Lemonade Tea-both are healthy and delicious so just take your pick. What do wine and tea harvests have in common? Wine and tea share many similarities. Learn about some common traits shared as well as the exacting process for creating blended teas, along with a description of some popular classic tea blends. The gift of tea-why tea makes the perfect gift. Learn why tea makes the perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, Mother and Father's Day, get well, and more, and also why it's the perfect beverage to serve for dinners and entertaining. Which of Japan's tea growing regions has the world's largest active volcano? Learn about each of Japan's three tea growing regions, their climate, terrain, special features, and the type and style of teas grown on each one. (Try Rose Sencha Tea from Silver Leaf Tea Co.,- a japanese green tea w/rosehips, rose petals, and safflowers w/rose flavor. W/a delicate, flowery flavor, it's a good everyday sipping tea. Rich in vitamin C. |
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