Blackberry Basil Iced Tea

       I happened to mention this recipe on a Facebook page while I was sharing the Basil Pesto and Chicken recipe and almost everyone commented about how good it sounded and requested that I make it, so here it is.  A simple technique is used to make this tea burst with flavor that will shock both you, and your friends:

Blackberry Basil Iced Tea:

  Indigents:

• Three cups of boiling water
• Three blackberry tea bags (or fruit flavor or your choosing)
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons blackberry honey (regular will work)
• 4 lemon slices

  Instructions: 

1. Pour the boiling water over the tea bags and let steep for 7-9 minutes:
   
2. Pour about 3 tablespoons of tea into the bottom of four cups and place in the freezer for 45 minutes or until frozen
3. To the rest of the tea, add the honey and lemon juice
4. Take a large plastic cup and fill half way with ice.  Fill the rest of the way with tea, tear up 5 or 6 basil leaves, and add them.  Place a slightly smaller glass cup inside the edge of the plastic cup and press it firmly in:
   
5. Holding both ends of the cup, shake well to bruise and release the flavor of the basil
6. Pour over ice into one of the cups that you froze the tea in earlier and garnish with extra basil leaves and lemon.  Complete for the rest of the tea and enjoy!