Lemon tea

During my summer holidays when I was in the 9th std, my friend & I went to my dad's office to use the computers there to work on our project... (some BASIC language coding is all I remember of the project now)... but the taste of the hot lemon tea that they made at the office canteen and promptly delivered to my dad's office room still lingers in my mind. It was hot with a golden, honey like colour and lip-smackingly sweet, balanced with the rich tea flavour and tart lemon juice. Tea & Coffee were a big No-No for me and my dad and we thrived on Maltova but we made an exception for this lemon tea... and i had it quite often during the course of that project. Of course, now that I've become quite a tea fan... i make this often at home but I find it a bit hard to be as liberal with the sugar so it doesn't quite taste like what I had long ago but still is satisfying and soothing. It's great when served hot or cold.

LEMON TEA
Ingredients:Water - 6 to 8 oz
Tea - 3/4 tsp to 1 tsp (depending on how strong you want it)
Lemon - abt half of a lemon
Sugar - to taste
Method:1) Boil the water in a sauce pan and add the tea leaves. Switch off the flame, cover and let it seep for a couple of minutes.
2) Pour this through a sieve. Squeeze the juice of the lemon and the tea will turn into a golden, honey colour. Stir in sugar to taste and serve immediately for the hot version.

3) Or refrigerate this tea and add a few cubes of ice and a mint leaf on top for a refreshing cold drink.

I would like to send this to Easy Crafts who is hosting AFAM-Lemon this month. AFAM was originally thought of by Maheshwari .