As summer ebbs, an unrelenting sun will bleach blossoms in beds gone dry and overgrown. The vibrant pinks and reds of spring will fade as the blues and greens of the forest floor become ascendant. The landscape of the shade garden is serene and sings a sirens song; these are the spots that lure us to stroll or sit and read and ponder. A pensa tola. Grab a chair, stake a claim and pour an icy flavored tea. The day has passed too quickly. Stay awhile and enjoy the insects song. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I know you will like the tea.
Iced Blueberry Tea
Ingredients:
1 (16-oz.) package frozen blueberries
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
4 cups water
3 family-size tea bags
3/4 cup sugar
Directions:
1) Bring blueberries and 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a bowl, using back of a spoon to squeeze out juice. Discard solids.
2) Wipe saucepan clean. Bring 4 cups water to a boil in same saucepan; add 3 family-size tea bags, and let stand 5 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags. Stir in 3/4 cup sugar and blueberry juice mixture. Pour into a pitcher; cover and chill 1 hour. Serve over ice. Yield: 5 cups.
I so enjoy participating in Outdoor Wednesday. I'm sending this to Susan at A Southern Daydreamer who hosts the event.
33 comments :
Iced Blueberry Tea sounds so relaxing, refreshing, delicious and calming. Bet it would be perfect for a hangover, seriously:)
Ill have to try this!
Happy Outdoor Wednesday Mary! Everything looks so lush and green... absolutely beautiful! And blueberry tea...sounds intriguing! Thanks for sharing your photos.~ Susan
Hi Mary,
Thank you for sharing the blueberry tea recipe, I have frozen blueberries and lemon as well as tea, it sounds so delicious, I will try it and let you know how I liked but ..It sounds to good to not like. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Sue
Lovely, lovely, lovely! Such beauitful scenery! And that tea sounds so great! Thanks so much for sharing with us.
XO,
Sheila :-)
Oh your photos show such a beautiful lush green! Very nice. The tea sounds wonderful! happy O.W.!
Now that sounds delicious! Love the garden ics as well!
Beautiful! Thanks for the show..
And the tea sounds lovely!
This sounds like just the thing for the morning. Thank you for sharing the beauty.
You are really churning out wonderful recipes! This tea is one I'll have to try as we love fruit flavored teas!
Your garden pictures are beautiful!
It was such a pleasure seeing your slide show and drinking blueberry tea. Excellent blog post!
Joyce
So lush snd green, I think I will come sit for awhile! Cindy
That is one of the most beautiful gardens I've ever seen. What is the clover-like ground cover?
I think I could sit for hours in the glade with iced blueberry tea.
I was carried away with the sounds of your words as I was in that little glade, sipping that blueberry tea. Aaaaahhh..... serenity
I've made lavender tea but never blueberry tea -- this looks wonderful!
That spot does look cool (something it's not here!) and peaceful. A good place for hiding away for the afternoon. :o)
Susan C, the ground cover is Oxalis.
You have lots of clovers there. Do you always get lucky? :-)
Love the look of the tea, Must be refreshing to drink a blueberry tea. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Outdoor Wednesday!
Li
Hi Li, welcome to One Perfect Bite. I hope you'll visit with us often. As to being lucky, I am but it has nothing to do with the clover :-).
This is so relaxing :) You must be overrun with blueberries right now...you've made me want ours to hurry up!!! This tea sounds lovely.
Hi Mary, I so enjoyed your photos for Outdoor Wednesday. Very relaxing and the tea I will try since our blueberries will be coming in soon at our farm. The tea sounds so very refreshing.
Thank you for visiting my blog and I always enjoy yours.
Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook
Mary, I loved your photos for Outdoor Wednesday and the tea sounds so refreshing. I will make this tea soon since our blueberries will be ready to pick at our farm within the next couple of weeks.
Thank you for visiting my blog.
Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook
The tea sounds lovely.
Happy Outdoor Wednesday!
A great new way to use delicious blueberries - thanks. You pics are lovely!
This recipe sounds fabulous! One of my co-workers came up with a recipe along the same lines, incorporating green tea in a simple syrup mixed with fruit salad & mint. I just tried it last weekend and was in heaven...
We'll have to try this one too!
Oh I am so going to serve this blueberry tea this summer. Thank you.
I've never had blueberry tea! Sounds delightful though. Your photos are so tranquil.
Brenda
I love the slide show. Beautiful!
The tea sounds refreshing and delicious. Perfect for today! :0)
The tea sounds very yummy. The picture is beautiful.
Enjoyed your slide show. I could sit in your glad and drink iced blueberry tea ALL day! How relaxing and peaceful.
A beautiful outdoor picture and a delicious recipe! Thanks, sunnyboy loves blueberries and I think he would love the blueberry iced tea :)
I was just thinking I needed to make iced tea and this one loooks amazing!
I love all the blueberry recipes! I don't drink black teas so I'm wondering if red tea could be substituted. It doesn't come in family sized tea bags though so, my question is, how many regular sized tea bags should I use? I really want to try this!
Thanks for stopping by yesterday and for your lovely comments.
Robin@Miscellaneous Thoughts
Robin, I' guessing 6. Welcome to One Perfect Bite. I hope you'll come often.
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