How to Make Two-toned Iced Tea

TWO-TONED ICED TEA 

(HOW TO MAKE IT)

What is two-toned iced tea? 

(See photo)

Why would anyone want two-toned iced tea? 

Well, there is really not too much new with 

the serving of iced tea. You may decide to 

add lemon or ginger or more or less sugar. 

You may even try a variety of teas but then 

it all looks the same. 

Two-toned iced tea is prepared a little differently

and is a different way to present a familiar drink. 

Since many of my guests like a cold drink I often 

prepare iced tea to keep on hand. It was just 

by chance, after I had made what was probably 

my 100th container of it - that this separation 

just happened to happen.

While it does look tricky to get that separation 

it is actually very simple to make. 

(According to 'The Green Tea Book' Mitscher,Toews 

- iced tea was introduced at the St. Louis World's Fair) 

TWO-TONED ICED TEA

You'll need:

64 oz container (as shown in the 

photo below) or equivalent

2 tea bags (I like PG Tips from England)

Sugar to taste

Water

ice

Using a mug, put in the 2 tea bags 

and add boiled water. Let it steep for about

4-5 minutes. 

Remove the bags. Let cool for about 15 minutes.

Fill the container about 3/5ths full of water. 

Add sugar to taste (about ¼ cup)/stir until 

all sugar is dissolved.

Important step:

Add at least a full tray of ice. A wider 

pitcher requires more ice. There should be 

enough ice to form a solid layer on top 

of the sugared water.

Now pour the cooled mug of tea on top of the ice.

The tea will only go down so far below the ice 

and stop. This creates the two-toned effect.

Note: Storing in the fridge to serve later, the 

ice will remain and the tea-will keep the 

two-toned look. It's pretty to put on the table 

so everyone can oooh and ahhh! 

Before drinking, stir gently and serve.

Enjoy!