You love peaches, right?
You love peaches, right?
This sweet summer fruit finds its way into our favorite fruit cobblers, pies, and evenmain dish salads.
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Besides peaches, Southerners also love iced tea, sweet iced tea, to be exact.
This recipe uses a cup of bourbon, but you could leave that out if you wish.
Add two cups ofchopped peaches with sugarand water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
After it simmers for a few minutes, let it cool and process the mixture in a blender.
Pour through a fine mesh strainer and discard the solids.
Next, make your tea and let it steep.
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Reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring often, about 10 minutes.
Cool slightly; process in a blender 30 seconds.
Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a 1-gallon container.
Bring 3 cups water to a boil over high heat in a saucepan.
Add tea bags, and boil 1 minute.
Cover; steep 10 minutes.
Stir the tea, bourbon, and 6 cups cold water into peach mixture.
Serve in highball glasses over ice, and garnish with peach slices.
