Iced Tea
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the water until it is vigorously boiling.
Pour the boiling water over the tea leaves in a teapot.
Let it steep for 4 to 6 minutes, depending on preference.
Strain the tea into a glass filled with ice.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Tea leaves
- Provide the flavor and tannins that give the brew its character and bitterness.
- Ice
- Chills the hot tea quickly, making the drink refreshing and diluting it slightly as it melts.
The step that matters
Steeping time. Steeping too long pulls out excess tannins, making the tea bitter and astringent, while steeping too briefly yields weak flavor. Timing controls the balance.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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