Aqua Rose Infusion

Aqua Rose Infusion

Ingredients:

• 5 tsp Kushmi AquaRosa herbal tea

• 1 cup boiling water

• 5 cups cold water

• 1/3 to 1/2 cup sugar

• mint leaves for garnish, optional

1. Brew the AquaRosa tea in the 1 cup boiling water for 10 minutes.

2. Pour the 5 cups cold water into a 2-quart pitcher.

3. After the tea has brewed, add 1/3 cup sugar and stir to dissolve.

4. Pour the sweetened brewed tea into the pitcher with the cold water.

5. Taste, add more sugar if necessary.

6. Add mint leaves to pitcher, if using.

7. Serve over ice.

Yields: 6 1-cup servings

Notes&Tips:

• Technically this concoction cannot be called tea as there is not tea leaves (camellia sinensis) included in the mix. Hence, it is an infusion.

• Kushmi AquaRosa tea ingredients are: Hibiscus (38%), apple, red berries, black berries (7%), sweet blackberry leaves, elderberry and flavorings. If you cannot procure Kushmi AquaRosa tea, use any herbal tea that has Hibiscus as its main ingredient or any tea consisting of berries.

• I have had this AquaRosa tea both hot and cold and do prefer it cold. Whenever I have it hot, I brew it for mere seconds otherwise it comes out too strong for my taste. It tastes superbly as an iced tea.