Delicious Sun Tea and Giveaway Winner

Before we get started into our tea making tutorial :) the giveaway for two of my books, Rustlers and the Texas Trail and Hidden Treasure and Wedding Bells ended last night! I want to thank all of you who participated and shared the giveaway!
Without further ado, drumroll please, our winner is.....

Kristina Miller!

Congratulations, Kristina! I will be contacting you shortly.

Since I had so many participants, I decided to also give away one copy of my book, Whisper!
The lucky winner of Whisper is...

Jason McIntire!

Again, a warm thank you to all who participated!

On to the tea, the weather here in Michigan can't quite seem to decide whether it wants to be summer or winter!
A few weeks ago, we had a real warm spell. I do not really like drinking plain water, so, knowing I needed to stay hydrated, I made some sun tea.

Its not recommended to do this in plastic. The heat can leak chemicals into your tea...kind of defeats the purpose!! So I used a glass gallon jar. You can start with hot water if you want, or just let the sun do the whole job. I started with hot water.
For a gallon, I used three tea bags. I used Lipton decaf, but you can use whatever flavor tea you want.
I also used dried nettle, which is a detoxer. I don't really care for the flavor, so I only made one batch with it.
Simply put the tea bags, or loose leaf tea into your jar and let it set for a few hours in a sunny place. It's delicious and very good for you!
Just remember, the longer you let it steep, the stronger it gets. My first batch was just perfect and I think I let my second one set a bit too long as the flavor was very strong.
Enjoy!