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Soundtrack: Mississippi Goddamn by Nina Simone from Protest Anthology Ma'Dear, my maternal grandmother, would sun-brew gallon jars full of Sweet Goodness on sweltering hot summer days. Recollections of those containers full of cinnamon-colored tea sitting on her back porch bring back sweet memories of simpler days. This version will satisfy the snootiest of Sweet Tea connoisseurs (read: my mom) and won't give drinkers an insulin spike since it is sweetened with agave nectar. Ingredients:
12 cups cold water |
2 2-inch cinnamon sticks |
12 tea bags orange-flavored black tea |
2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice |
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice |
1 1/2 cups agave nectar |
ice cubes |
thin orange wedges, for garnish |
Directions:
1. In a stockpot, combine the water and cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and immediately add the tea bags, orange juice, lemon juice, and agave nectar. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
2. Remove the lid, allow the tea to cool, and remove the tea bags with a slotted spoon.
3. To serve, ladle into pint-size canning jars filled with ice and garnish with orange wedges.
4. From Vegan Soul Kitchen: Fresh, Healthy, and Creative African-American Cuisine by Bryant Terry. © 2009 by Bryant Terry. Published by Da Capo Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group. Reprinted by permission.
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