Southern Tea Punch Recipes

HIBISCUS TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Bring 18 ounces (2 1/4 cups) of cold water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add the tea bags and steep for 10 minutes. Remove the bags and discard. Pour the wine into a large container or pitcher and add the tea, grapefruit juice, pisco, simple syrup, half of the diced mango and all of the orange slices. Cover and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours and up to 24 hours. Just before serving, add the remaining diced mango and the berries. Serve very cold over ice.

TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• In a pitcher, combine sugar and tea. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Stir in orange juice, pineapple juice and lemonade. Chill in refrigerator for 4 hours.
• Just before serving, pour chilled juice mixture into a punch bowl and stir in ginger ale.

MINT TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Place the tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. Pour boiling water over them, and allow to steep for about 8 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags and mint leaves, squeezing out excess liquid. Stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in the orange juice and lemon juice. Pour in the cold water. Serve over ice cubes, garnished with orange or lemon slices.

CHURCH LADY ICE TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Pour dry cup of Iced Tea Mix into bottom of punch bowl.
• Add 3 liters of Ginger Ale.
• Stir.
• Add bag of ice.
• Enjoy - it's really amazing and refreshing!

CITRUS TEA PUNCH

Steps:

• Steep tea bags in boiling water for 15 minutes. Discard bags. Stir sugar into tea until dissolved. Add the soda, orange juice and lemon juice; mix well. Refrigerate until chilled. , Serve over ice. Garnish with orange and lemon slices and mint if desired.

SOUTHERN TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl sift flour, baking soda and baking powder together. Add remaining ingredients and blend well. Dough should be soft. Roll dough out onto a floured surface until approximately 1/4-inch thick.
• Cut dough into desired shapes and bake on a slightly greased baking sheet for 10-12 minutes.

SOUTHERN TEA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Wrap cucumber in thin, clean dishtowel and squeeze out as much juice as possible.
• Discard juice.
• Mash cream cheese with a fork until smooth.
• Add cucumber and mix.
• Wrap grated onion in another clean dishtowel and squeeze juice INTO cream cheese, then discard grated onion.
• Mix mayonnaise and Tabasco into cream cheese mixture.
• Season with salt and add 1 drop green food coloring.
• Mix well.
• Cut crusts off very thin white or rye bread, then spread one side with cream cheese mixture, topping with another slice.
• Cut into finger sandwiches.