Hi all, Jen here!
I am a loose-leaf tea fiend, and spend way too much time and money on tea. It’s delicious, can help nip nasty cravings in the bud, and is so versatile! You can drink it hot or cold, sweet or bitter, black or with cream…. much like coffee, but in about a million more flavours (side note- as a Canadian living in the US, it took me about 15 minutes to decide on how I was going to spell “flavours”). The best thing about it is that it keeps you totally hydrated if you’re bored of plain old water.
Anyway, while I love a classic cup of hot tea, there are a lot of ways you can spice it up. My mom likes to mix tea flavours together when she gets near the end of a can. I also like putting tea in with my coffee grinds when I’m having a cup of coffee for some added flavours (don’t use a tea bag in coffee– the coffee will dissolve the tea bag). But lately my favourite way to drink tea has been what David’s calls the Tea Pop! They charge 4$ a pop for one of these, but I recently received a Soda Stream (birthday gift- thanks dad!) and have been making my own for much cheaper. This is what I do:
- Make a big jug of iced tea. I brew double-strong (okay, sometimes triple-strong) tea and pour it into a jug of ice. I make a whole lot at once so I can just go pour a glass when I’m thirsty. Some favourites for iced tea from David’s include Midsummer Night’s Dream and Coco-Lemon Thai.
- Carbonate up a batch of water in the Soda Stream. If you don’t have a Soda Stream, you can just buy some sparkling water. I make a litre of this at a time and just keep it in the fridge as well.
- When I want a Tea Pop, I just fill the glass up halfway with iced tea, and halfway with the carbonated water.
- Enjoy 🙂
I find it’s even more refreshing than a flat iced tea! And something a little different to keep you hydrated without getting bored.
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