Some tea trivia to share with you as National Iced Tea Month endsIced-tea with lemon:

  • In 1953,  Tetley — British tea company — invented the tea bag.
  • Iced tea is 106 years old
  • About eighty-five percent of the tea served in the United States iced tea

And in celebration of National Iced Tea month,  Tetley offers two  non-diluting  suggestions  for making and serving summer beverages, putting  the “ice” in iced tea to work. As these ice cubes melt, rather than watering down the taste, the iced tea and lemonade will combine for even more flavor.

  • Freeze your favorite lemonade into ice cubes, then pour iced tea over the lemonade cubes
  • Freeze iced teas into cubes, then pour your favorite lemonade over the cubes

And, if you enjoy the combination of iced tea and lemonade, try Honest Tea Half & Half. It’s USDA certified organic and Fair trade certified teas with slightly sweetened lemonade with only 48 calories for 8-ounce serving.

Iced Tea
4  family-size tea bags (see note)
1 gallon boiling water
½ c sugar, optional

Place the tea bags (and sugar, if desired) into a 1-gallon glass jar. Fill with boiling water. Let steep for 2 hours at room temperature. Remove and discard tea bags. Refrigerate until cool. Makes about 16 8-oz. servings.

Note: Tetley makes Iced Tea Blend Family Size tea bags

– bonnie