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June is National Iced Tea Month!
The sudden arrival of late spring heat has no doubt touched you as it has our little family here at the tea farm. As we settle into June, the thought of a warm cup of tea might not be very tantalizing. Luckily, here at Light of Day Organics we are ready to celebrate National Iced Tea Month with you!
All of our teas and tisanes can be enjoyed chilled, and in this newsletter we'd like to share some of our favorites with you.
Happy sipping, and stay cool!
Featured Tisane of the Month: Hummingbird Nectar
Cherries, Elderberries, Currants, oh my! The list of ingredients is long for this most delicious tisane. A lovely melange of deeply colored fruits, this blend also includes blueberries, hibiscus, grapes and crystallized maple syrup. Hummingbird Nectar is incredibly versatile; freeze it into deep magenta red popsicles (loved by kids and grown ups!) or ice cubes to add into white wine and soda for a refreshing spritzer.
To make a simple syrup, use 1:1 proportions of cane sugar to brewed tea, simmer until melted, let the mixture come to a boil and then chill. You can drizzle this simply delicious syrup over fresh fruit salads, a lemon tart, panna cotta, or vanilla ice cream.
Add some flair to your breakfast by combining the used steepings in your pancake or waffle batter and drizzling the simple syrup on top! Go all the way and add a dollop of whipped cream.
The possibilities are endless with Hummingbird Nectar.
Click here to find Hummingbird Nectar in our Online Shop
Making iced tea is easy. . .
Simply prepare a pot of tea as you normally would. Allow it to cool to room temperature, refrigerate and start your next batch because the first won’t be around for long!
Pro Tip: Make ice cubes out of the tea itself so that you don’t dilute your batch when serving it. These also make for yummy treats on their own.
Other teas and tisanes of ours that are fabulous iced:
In the order pictured above: Sunday Morning, Bumble Blossom Oolong and Tulsi Citrus Soother. A smooth black tea, peach-y oolong, and lemony, spicy green tea, respectively. Click on their pictures to access them in the online shop and read their descriptions!
A short history lesson on iced tea. . .
"One of the most reported iced-tea stories came from the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair when Richard Blechynden, director of the East India pavilion, became frustrated as he tried to offer samples of hot tea under the simmering Missouri sun. In an attempt to boost consumption, he circulated and chilled the tea through a series of lead pipes immersed in ice. The resulting cool, refreshing beverage was a hit with fairgoers, and the iced drink became popular throughout the United States."
Whether or not this is truly the birth story of iced tea, one thing is for sure– iced tea has been cool for over 100 years! (Quote from Tea Time Magazine)