Hot Weather Means Iced Tea for Me, What's your summer cool off drink?
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
June 2, 2021 12:04pm CST
After three days of 90 degree (F), 32 (C) weather here, I am thinking about ways to cool off. I open the windows in the morning to let the cool, fresh morning air in, then, by noon, it starts to get hot and the windows are closed, the a/c goes on.
I drink strong, black coffee in the morning, but by lunchtime, I am ready for my favorite summer drink, iced tea. I bought a box of 100 Lipton tea bags that will last about a month, since we make tea every day. I put six bags in a quart (liter) of water, boil it in the microwave for about six minutes, then let cool. I dilute it some with water, put it in a big pitcher and refrigerate it. I usually have a big glass at lunch and another later in the afternoon.
My wife puts lemon in hers, not for me though.
Tea has caffeine, but not as much as coffee, but it is still nice warm weather pick-me-up.
What is your favorite cool drink in hot weather?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Jun 21
101? I remember how hot (and how cold) Spokane got in my one year there.
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@sallypup (69255)
• Centralia, Washington
2 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic Totally weird weather over here. In a couple of days we're headed back to the dry 70s, maybe low 80's.
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@kaylachan (84930)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jun 21
Slurpees from 7-eleven. I get them year-round, but they feel the most refreshing on a hot summer day.
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
7 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic I'm not really picky as long as it's not mint.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jun 21
Ice cream, melted a bit so you can drink it is great. What is you favorite flavor?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Jun 21
I am curious about the water. Is it LA water or bottled water?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jun 21
@much2say I figured that the LA water had not improved since I last tried it.
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@Spontaneo (14699)
• United States
3 Jun 21
I like alot of nice summer drinks! I really like iced coffee.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Jun 21
I love it hot, but for cold, I have buy a mocha once in a while.
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@Spontaneo (14699)
• United States
3 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic You must know me! When I am not drinking iced coffee, I am drinking mochas! I make my own as am frugal. I mix Swiss Miss hot chocolate with coffee! Voila!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17247)
• China
4 Jun 21
I like green tea in hot weather,but never refrigerate it.I think a cup of hot green tea can make me sweat and cool off.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17247)
• China
5 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic I think it made sense for them just to be allowed to drink hot coffee.The cool drink would suddenly constrict their blood vessels in the stomachs and disorder the digestive system.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Jun 21
That could be. Many years ago, during the Great Depression (1930s), my father went from Texas to Oklahoma to get work in a steel foundry. When the men took breaks from the very hot furnace area, they were only allowed to drink hot coffee, nothing cold.
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@LadyDuck (502955)
• Italy
4 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic Today is partly cloudy and not as hot as they announced, it is just fine.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
4 Jun 21
@LadyDuck It is better here today, will be only 27 C.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Jun 21
They certainly are, but today is a bit cooler, I an happy to say.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
2 Jun 21
Being in NC, you know we live on sweet tea year round! I do make decaf, though. I love fruit flavored tea also, especially peach tea.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Jun 21
Peach would have to be good. Do you flavor it yourself?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
8 Jun 21
@JudyEv It is a nice drink when the weather is so hot.
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@JudyEv (382693)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic My dad used to take cold tea with him if he went cropping or whatever and had to take his lunch with him. I'd forgotten about that.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic More about getting out of the habit and trying to drink more water to be healthy.
I didn't even know he could do it. My son likes a cup of tea, but I still opt for water, but sometimes for lemonade. 
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Jun 21
You can boll the water and then put the tea in or put the tea in the water and get it very hot.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
2 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic To say that tea water should not boil, and I always let the water boil.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Jun 21
It is strong, but I add water. I make a pot every day in the summer,
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Jun 21
@ladyhero It makes over a liter of tea, since I dilute it with water, maybe 1.5 to two liters. I don't use any sugar, not since I was a little boy.
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@ladyhero (3846)
• Indonesia
3 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic how much sugar did you put in?
Can this tea be drunk by many people?
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@Prabhatsingh (3537)
• India
3 Jun 21
Coke, anything with some ice in it. 
Generally mango juice and pineapple juice.
Generally mango juice and pineapple juice.1 person likes this
@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
2 Jun 21
We drink a lot of iced tea, in the summer, but I love a good cold Sprite.
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
2 Jun 21
@JamesHxstatic I like a lot if cold water too
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