This turns the red fruits tea into a homemade cordial you can keep in the fridge and dilute whenever you fancy a fruit drink. Brew it really strong, dissolve in plenty of sugar while it is hot, sharpen it with lemon, then bottle it.
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To serve, top a little cordial with sparkling water, about one part cordial to five of water. Makes a 500ml bottle, enough for around twenty glasses.
You'll need
- 4 tea bags of Lipton Black Tea Red Fruits with French Strawberries
- 500ml just-off-boil water (95C)
- 200g caster sugar
- 50ml fresh lemon juice
- 1 sterilised 500ml glass bottle
Method
- Brew four tea bags in 500ml of just-boiled water for six minutes, then lift them out.
- Stir in the sugar while the tea is hot, until it fully dissolves.
- Stir in the lemon juice, then let it cool to room temperature.
- Pour into a sterilised bottle, seal, and keep in the fridge; it lasts about two weeks.
- To serve, pour one part cordial to about five parts sparkling water over ice.
- Dissolve the sugar while the tea is still hot; it will not fully dissolve once the cordial has cooled.
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Brewed with: Lipton Black Tea Red Fruits with French Strawberries, 20 tea bags 30g
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