Iced Cantaloupe Black Tea Recipe

I peeled and seeded, large ripe cantaloupe ( about 2 lbs.)
Superfine sugar for coating the rims of glasses and to tast
2 tbsp Keemun black tea leaves or similiar black tea
2 cups water
Juice of 2 limes
12 ice cubes
Garnishes: Wedges of cantaloupe, wedges of lime, sprigs of mint with stems intact

Cut 4 crescent wedges of cantaloupe as garnish and reserve in the freezer
ip 4 tall glasses in water, then dip rims in sugar to coat. Freeze glasses
Cut the remaining melon into 1 inch chunks
Brew the black tea in the water at 180 degrees for 3 minutes.  After brewing, remove the leaves and reserve the liquid.
Chill the tea until cold
Just before serving, place the melon, chillled tea and lime juice into a blender. Blend, adding ice cubes gradually and pureeing the mixxture until smoothe and frothy.  Taste and add sugar as desired.  Puree again
Remove glasses from freezer
Pour the Keemun-Cantaloupe Cooler into the frozen glasses and top with melon crescent, a wedge of lime and a sprig of mint.

Enjoy!