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Real Southern Sweet Iced Tea Recipe

Go into any restaurant in the south and ask for tea, and you are most likely to find sweet tea. It is a staple item. But to make a good cup of southern sweet tea at home, using black tea leaves, is not as simple as dumping some sugar into your tea. There is a way to make sure it is a great cup of sweet iced tea. Here is Timmy's recipe for a great batch of sweet Southern iced tea. Timmy's Southern Sweet Tea 1 gallon of water. 6 oz of loose leaf tea. (our Black Magnolia tea or Grilled Southern Peach tea are great for this). 1 cup of sugar. Steps: Take one cup of water and one cup of...

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Which teas have the most caffeine?

  This is actually a very complex question. You can find many web pages that list the answer but how they test really makes a difference in the truth behind the result. You need a level playing field to study this one properly. You can't test a tea product from Japan and a tea product from the US and expect to have accurate results.  There are many things that impact caffeine levels in tea plants. 1. The type of tea plant (Sinensis vs Assamica).  2. When you harvest your tea. 3. Which leaves you harvest (mature or young). 4. Your growing conditions. 5. The Tea Processing. At the farm here, in order to say without a doubt which has more caffeine...

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The BENEFITS of farm fresh honey.

When you get a bottle of farm fresh honey, you are getting a bottle of tasty benefits with it.  The benefits of honey: Relieving a cough Helping with seasonal allergies Improving memory Rich in antioxidants Promotes healing Anti Inflammatory Relieves gastrointestinal tract conditions Make sure it's real honey: Take the time to read the label on your honey or buy direct from a farmer. Many companies add corn syrup to their honey. Making it less about real honey and more about sugar. With our honey there is nothing added. It is pure honey, made only by bees. Does our honey have sugar in it? Yes, all honey has sugar in it. But there is less sugar than regular sweeteners and...

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