CSA Week 2
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omlyWhat a difference a week makes! There were a lot more options this week. Also I took the time to help out since they were short handed this afternoon. It was a really good experience and if I can take the time I would like to do it again.
This week I picked up:
a big bunch of mint
some fresh oregano
2 heads of romaine lettuce
1 head of iceburg lettuce
1 bunch of french radishes
2 swiss chard
some broccoli
snow peas
1 6-pack of zebra tomato plants (green striped)
1 6 pack of merigolds
Minty Iced Tea (makes ~3 qrts)
1.5 qrt just under boiling water (180-190*F)
6-8 tea bags
1-1.5 c mint
0.5 c lemon balm (optional)
1 cup sugar
2 c + 1.5 qrt water
ice
a few mint and/or lemon balm leaves for garnish
optional 1.8 tsp of baking soda (to keep clear and decrease bitterness while allowing for a dark color)
Heat the mint, lemon balm and sugar and 2 cups of water. Stir until sugar dissolves and then turn off heat. I keep this steeping while I do the rest of the stuff with the tea since the mint just gets better. remove leaves before adding to pitcher.
Take the hot water and add the tea bags. Steep for 18 minutes. Pour it into a pitcher, add the mint syrup, and add the rest of the water and ice. You can add more, but you may need to adjust the amount of cold water accordingly. Chill and serve!
This week I picked up:
a big bunch of mint
some fresh oregano
2 heads of romaine lettuce
1 head of iceburg lettuce
1 bunch of french radishes
2 swiss chard
some broccoli
snow peas
1 6-pack of zebra tomato plants (green striped)
1 6 pack of merigolds
Minty Iced Tea (makes ~3 qrts)
1.5 qrt just under boiling water (180-190*F)
6-8 tea bags
1-1.5 c mint
0.5 c lemon balm (optional)
1 cup sugar
2 c + 1.5 qrt water
ice
a few mint and/or lemon balm leaves for garnish
optional 1.8 tsp of baking soda (to keep clear and decrease bitterness while allowing for a dark color)
Heat the mint, lemon balm and sugar and 2 cups of water. Stir until sugar dissolves and then turn off heat. I keep this steeping while I do the rest of the stuff with the tea since the mint just gets better. remove leaves before adding to pitcher.
Take the hot water and add the tea bags. Steep for 18 minutes. Pour it into a pitcher, add the mint syrup, and add the rest of the water and ice. You can add more, but you may need to adjust the amount of cold water accordingly. Chill and serve!
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Date: 2006-06-22 08:09 pm (UTC)