Almond Tea

Name: Almond Tea
Yield: 3 quarts
Ingredients: 12 cups water, divided; 4 family-size tea bags; 1 ½ cups sugar; 1 ⅓ cups fresh lemon juice; 4 teaspoons almond extract; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; Garnishes: lemon, lime, and orange slices

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Recipe by Southern Living October 1997

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Credit: Tina Cornett; Styling: Mary Lyn Hill

Recipe Summary

Yield:

3 quarts

Ingredients

12 cups water, divided
4 family-size tea bags
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ⅓ cups fresh lemon juice
4 teaspoons almond extract
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Garnishes: lemon, lime, and orange slices

Directions

Step 1
Bring 4 cups water to a boil: pour over tea bags. Cover and steep 10 minutes; discard tea bags.

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Step 2
Bring remaining 8 cups water and sugar to a boil in a large saucepan, stirring constantly; boil 5 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in tea, lemon juice, and extracts. Chill. Serve over ice; garnish, if desired.

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kadycooks

05/03/2010

This was delicious, and even pretty! It reminds me of a recipe my grandmother would make for parties--very special and out-of-the-ordinary. Everybody wanted the recipe!

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