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When John Ferolito and Don Vultaggio were thinking of names for their new line of iced teas back in 1992, they scanned a map for inspiration. The idea was to find a location with hot weather. Santa Fe was the first name that smacked 'em in the face, but the two later settled on the sweltering state of Arizona, with the funky addition of a capital "Z" in the middle. Now AriZona Beverage Company makes over 30 varieties of iced teas, coffees, elixirs, juices and other hip drinks.
My AriZona Iced Tea with Ginseng recipe below copies their popular black tea with ginseng. You can make it with just one regular size tea bag and liquid ginseng that you can find in any decent health food store worth a grain of organic salt.
Try my AriZona Iced Tea with honey recipe here.
Source: Top Secret Recipes: Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits & Shakes by Todd Wilbur.
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- 2 quarts (8 cups) water
- 1 Lipton tea bag (regular size)
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon ginseng extract
Do This
1. Heat water in a large saucepan until it boils. Turn off the heat, put the tea bag in the water, then cover the pan and let the tea steep for 1 hour.
. Pour the sugar into a 2-quart pitcher. Pour the tea into the pitcher and stir to dissolve sugar.
3. Add the lemon juice and ginseng and stir. Cool and serve.
Makes 2 quarts.
Reviews
Skylee
Aug 24, 2009, 22:00
Okay.. so I'm addicted to ariZona and I spend tons of money on cases of the cans. And this is AMAZING. Thank you so so much!
Paul
Feb 13, 2006, 22:00
I couldn't tell the difference between the real and the clone.
I'm Todd Wilbur, Chronic Food Hacker
For over 30 years I've been deconstructing America's most iconic brand-name foods to make the best original copycat recipes for you to use at home. Welcome to my lab.
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