Spiked Mushroom Tea Recipes

SPIKED SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Steep 8 black tea bags in 1 cup boiling water, 6 minutes; discard the tea bags. stir in 1 1/2 cups raw sugar and the zest of 1 lemon (in strips). let cool; strain into a pitcher. add 3/4 cup lemon juice, 2 cups southern comfort, 4 cups ice cubes and 1 sliced lemon. stir to partially melt the ice. pour into glasses.

SPICY-SPIKED ICED TEA

Steps:

• Place tea bags in a small bowl or large measuring cup/batter bowl. Add 3 cups boiling water and steep tea 5 minutes.
• Fill a large pitcher with ice cubes, 5 to 6 cups. Pour sugar over ice. Add lemon and orange juice, cinnamon stick and cloves. Pour hot tea over ice and stir with wooden spoon until most of the ice dissolves and tea has been quick-cooled. Serve or chill until ready to serve.
• When ready to serve, pour into a tall glass filled with more ice, a shot of light rum. Pour spicy iced tea through a strainer to remove the cinnamon, cloves and fruit pulp/pits. Fill glass with tea. Serve tea with extra sugar and lemon wedges.

SPIKED MUSHROOM TEA

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, combine all the ingredients except the liquor and simmer over low heat for at least 6 hours and up to 24, skimming frequently to remove the chicken fat. The soup should simmer until it has turned very dark and there is one gallon of broth.
• Strain the soup through a fine mesh strainer and adjust the seasoning with additional salt and pepper. Serve in warm mugs and spike each with an ounce of aquavit or vodka to each.

TARRAGON-SPIKED LADY GREY ICED TEA

Steps:

• Cut off any white pith from zest. Bring zest, juice, sugar, and cold water to a boil, stirring, then let stand, uncovered, off heat 15 minutes.
• Discard zest. Blend syrup with tarragon in a blender 30 seconds. Strain through a sieve lined with a dampened paper towel into a glass measure and cool completely.
• Pour boiling-hot water over tea in a heatproof pitcher and let steep 6 minutes, then discard tea bags. Cool tea completely.Stir syrup into tea and chill at least 1 hour and up to 6 (cover tightly). Serve over ice.