2170 Tasting Notes
Pulled out my trusty Southern Living Annual Recipes (2001) cookbook to make some sweet tea last night. My mom was appalled when I told her once that I used a cookbook to make sweet tea. Who needs a recipe to make sweet tea?? I didn’t come out of the womb with it in my brain, goodness.
I used 7 teabags of Lipton decaf and 1 teabag of Twinings EG. It came out a little bitter but it’s not bad. It helps with my sweet tea craving at least. Next time I’ll just use a little less tea.
Preparation
I haven’t been typing up notes lately. I keep starting them and then let them sit until long after my cup is cold. Not much motivation lately for some reason. Maybe it’s because I haven’t had any memorable teas lately? Today I decided to take a break from my sipdown list and drink a blend I really love. The last time I made this, it didn’t have any flavor and I was so bummed. This time, I upped the amount of tea leaves and the result was a deep, malty base with chocolate and sweet pastry. So good!
Flavors: Chocolate, Malt, Pastries
Preparation
That sounds delicious!
I love this one so much! It reminds me of my favorite Pop Tarts, so it might be more of a nostalgia thing lol.
WHICH poptarts does this remind you of, shae? I’m intrigued.
The chocolate chip poptarts! But you have to heat them until the chocolate is near boiling in the middle for the full effect. :D
https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/favorites/pop-tarts-frosted-chocolate-chip-product.html
Oh cool! I’m a HUGE Poptarts fanatic but I’m not sure if I can call myself that if I haven’t tried ALL the flavors yet, including the chocolate chip. Looks good though!
Our current favorite Pop Tart is the Frosted Crisp Apple.
OH I haven’t tried the apple yet either..
I haven’t tried the apple one either! I’ll look for that one.
I’ve got a couple of those cookbooks gathering dust on the shelf :)
I don’t cook from them often, but I do have a few favorite recipes in each that I like. Plus, I sometimes just like flipping through them. These and the Calling All Cooks ones. Do you have any of those? The recipes in there can be wild!
Not familiar with that series. These days, I assemble and reheat more than I actually cook, but the recipes that actually get used are from my sister’s recipe file (family stuff assembled over the years) and a couple of what my husband calls “real people” cookbooks … comb-bound fundraiser cookbooks with stuff collected from the good ladies of First Baptist in Lamar MO.