Tea event

What a blessing today was.  We met again with some women from the Prior Lake assisted living home.  It was fun to see faces from our last tea and some new faces.  We even met a celebrity!  She was Nurse Carmen that was on WCCO TV a few years ago.  She was a sweet woman.  We did not hear from her she was a celebrity but from a couple of other women there.  All enjoyed our Raspberry green tea with some raspberry jam.  We also served a southern tea punch which was black tea with frozen pineapple and grape juice and some sugar.  It was a hit!  We will be doing that one again.
We have been asked to be put on their calendar for two teas next year!  I am grateful and thankful to be able to do two teas next year for them. 
Here is the recipe for the Southern Tea Punch we served today.
2 quarts brewed tea ( Orange Pekoe)
1 1/2 cups sugar
12 oz of Pineapple Juice
12 oz of Grape Juice
Stir together the tea, sugar and juices  Pour into gallon container and add enough water to make one gallon.Refrigerate and serve over ice.  Garnish with sprig of mint if desired.  Enjoy!

God's blessing!

TriniTea 4 EterniTea Traveling Tea with Jesus   

Tea in June

Tea Drinkers saying- To stir the tea in the pot counterclockwise will stir up trouble.
Elevenses is a late-morning snack of tea and pastry, much like a coffee break.


Hosting your own tea party- Each guest needs a cup, saucer, plate, spoon and napkin
                                              Make sure you have a teapot, milk and sugar on a tray
                                              Don't prepare water before guests arrive

Tea- an international symbol of friendship and hospitality

I had a birthday surprise tea recently for a couple of friends and God blessed us with a lovely morning.  It had rained most of the week but He gave us sunshine on that morning.  It was a glorious day. Sharing tea is such a joy for me.  It is entertainment enough for me.
You need play in your friendships.  It is renewing and refreshing.

What we owe our friends- Our loyalty, our love and our genuine concern for their well-being

Almond Iced Tea

Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients

• 8 cups cold water
• 9  English Breakfast tea bags or 9 tsp loose tea
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1½ teaspoons pure almond extract
• Juice of 3 lemons
  

Method

1. Bring 2 cups of the water to a slow boil in a small saucepan. Add the tea bags, cover, and remove from the heat. Let steep for 10 minutes.
2. Remove the tea bags without squeezing them.
3. Pour the steeped tea into a 2 litre (4 pint) heatproof container. Add the sugar and stir or shake until it dissolves. Add the extracts and lemon juice and stir or shake to combine. Add the remaining 6 cups cold water and stir.
4. Let cool, then chill and serve over ice. Makes about 2 litres (4 pints

Iced Lemon Tea

Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients

• 4 Tea Bags or 4 tsp of loose tea
• 2 cups water
• 4 teaspoons of honey, sugar or sweetener to taste
• 3 teaspoons of lemon juice
• 2 cups filtered water
• Ice Cubes
• Lemon slice
  

Method

1. Make up 1 cup of tea using 4 teabags
2. Infuse for 3-4 minutes
3. Remove tea bags
4. Allow to cool
5. Pour tea into a large jug and add 4 teaspoons of sugar, honey or sweetener to taste
6. Add 3 teaspoons lemon juice and stir to dissolve
7. Pour over 2 cups cool filtered water.
8. Chill in the refrigerator

Serve in a tall glass with ice cubes and garnished with a lemon slice