Sangria Tea

I think I'm going to try this. It looks interesting....

Update: I made it and it's pretty good. Only suggestion from me is to add sweetener... Yummy! I think using ginger ale instead of sparkling water would be okay.

Lipton’s Sangria Tea

3 c. boiling water

3 Family-Size tea bags

2 c. 100% grape juice

1 medium orange, sliced

1 medium lemon, sliced

1 lime, sliced

1 ½ c. Seltzer, Club Soda or Sparkling Water

Brew tea in boiling water for five minutes. Remove tea bags. Stir in sweetener, if desired (I added ½ c. sugar).  Stir ingredients except seltzer water and chill at least 2 hours. Right before serving, add soda. Serve over ice. Enjoy!

Cranberry Tea

I got this cranberry tea in a can on a road trip. Normally, I'm not a tea-in-a-can fan, but it will do in a pinch. After tasting this, I decided it was ok, but it could be great.  I read the ingredients on the can as a reference. So, off to the kitchen we go.....

For half a gallon (almost 2L) I used:

• 2 large tea bags
• 1 Splenda quick pack
• 1 small (10 oz.) bottle of 100% cran-grape juice
• about 1/2 c. apple juice (I didn't measure just poured)
• the juice from 1/2 a lemon, hand-squeezed. 
• Bottled water to fill to the top
• Crushed ice 

Start by brewing your tea. Heat the water, add tea bags let steep about 5 min. Pour all ingredients but the water into the pitcher, give it a stir. Add plenty of ice, and top off with the bottled water, and give another stir. Yes, you can use tap water, but I live in a place where it's unbearable/unthinkable to drink.

In retrospect, I would have left out the splenda or used about 1/2 the packet. This came out way to syrupy sweet for me.  So I guess I will try again later :)