Jackie loved to sit in her kitchen at Red Gate Farm, enjoying the tabloids (the staff brought them in and kept them by the back door) and her favorite summer iced tea. Courtesy of her housekeeper, Marta Sgubin, here is the recipe Jackie liked so much:
Iced Tea
Put either 6 tea bags or 6 tablespoons loose tea in a teaball or muslin in a deep mixing bowl with a nice bunch of fresh mint. Pour 6 cups boiling water over the tea and mint, cover and let steep for ten minutes. The tea should be strong because the melting ice will weaken it.
Add 2/3 cup of orange juice and 1/2 cup of lime juice, then pour through a strainer into a pitcher. Cover the pitcher with foil and refrigerate. Jackie liked her tea with no sugar but for those who want it to be sweeter, add 1/2 cup of sugar syrup to the glass when it's poured onto the ice.
*** The sugar syrup is created by bringing 1 cup of water and 1 cup sugar to a boil together. When cool, store in a screw top jar in the refrigerator.
ENJOY!!!!!
4 comments:
This recipe sounds amazing, thanks for posting it.
I am going to try this I love iced tea...so weird I looked at this picture and I really missed Jackie..like I knew her..so weird..
you have more recipes of marta sgubin ?
Lots and lots. I've been going through them trying to find the more interesting, less complicated meals to make.
I DO have Jackie's favorite recipe for chocolate cake as reported by Marta: Duncan Hines cake mix and chocolate frosting!
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