HELLO Summer! Favourite Ice Tea

Here in the South, we like our ice tea. My very-British mother was appalled. "Ice in your tea?!"  Most Brits think this is barbaric. Here's Mum being appalled:

She was actually watching an episode of Hoarders. But that's the
LOOK. Also note that she stopped mid-sip of tea. (HOT tea)!

Southern tea is SWEET; so sweet that it hurts my teeth--much like 80's heavy metal hair music.  

For those who like a bit of a twang to their tea, here's a refreshing drink you can have anytime, anywhere with a *secret ingredient* that sets it apart and will have people begging you for the recipe! 

Hali's Summertime Tea Recipe

• 4 family-size tea bags (I use Lipton decaf) or 8 regular sized teabags (P.G. Tips is the BEST, Jerry!  but also a little sacrilegious as it's very-proper-British-tea)!
• 8 cups water, boiled
• Gallon-sized container or pitcher
• 1 can frozen lemonade (See? Has sugar enough to be sweet-ish but not TOO sweet)
• ice
• wooden spoon for stirring

Instructions:

Boil water in pan & take off burner. Add tea bags to water and let steep for 5-7 minutes. Remove tea bags and let cool to lukewarm. Fill pitcher with ice and add can of lemonade on top. Pour tea over ice and lemonade and stir. Kick back, relax and enJOY!     

For a "weekend" version, just add tequila. I'm KIDDING!  Tequila in your tea?! That's crazy talk.  HAPPY summer!

In the Labyrinth

This goes against the Brit-part of me, but I do like iced tea!  Here's how I'm making it:

In the labyrinth. 

Chiro-sis took this on Friday. I call this my "Going to Traffic Court" look:

I got pulled over for a burnt out head light. And then! Discovered my registration had expired. Gah! Didn't get a notice and didn't notice the '12 tags on my plates. "That's no excuse, ma'am." *sigh* I went immediately online & renewed, but still had to put in an appearance in court. The judge asked me if I had anything to say & then swore me in. I told him it was the best pull-over I've ever had. And I was grateful to know my tags were dead. I'm sure he was looking at me and thinking, "TGIF." Heh. But really, the officer was SO nice. When she told me I had to appear in court on May 31st, I got my planner out. "Hang on," I said. Like I need to check my schedule to fit her in.

LOVE my labyrinth!