Tea Essence

Directions

1. 1
   Heat contained by rinsing out with boiling water.
2. 2
   Put tea in pot. Pour 4 c of freshly boiling water over the tea leaves.
3. 3
   Steep for 6 minutes.
4. 4
   Strain and refridgerate.
5. 5
   To use, put 1/2 to 3/4 cup of tea essence in an 8 cup teapot and fill the pot with fresh boiling water. Vary the anount of essence to get desired strength.
6. 6
   If using tea bags, rip open the bags and use the contents. Squeezing 16 tea bags into a 4 cup volume does not give enough circulation space to properly steep the tea. As tea bag contents are usually pretty fine, you should strain this through a coffee filter.