Plantation Iced Tea

This morning with breakfast I tried something called plantation iced tea.  It's a Hawaiian variant of iced tea made with black tea and pineapple juice.   It was delightful.  Refreshing without being overly sweet.  As I'm still recovering from yesterday afteroon's sugar overdose, overly sweet was the last thing I wanted.

Here's a recipe from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser for refreshing plantation tea:

Bring two quarts of water just barely to a boil; add 8 standard tea bags or 1/2 cup of loose tea.  Let the tea steep for 3-4 minutes.

While the tea is still warm, add:
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 stalk of crushed lemongrass.  

Once the sugar has fully dissolved, add water to bring the mixture up to 1 gallon in volume.  Chill, then serve the mixture over ice with fresh mint and a pineapple wedge.