Trip down Memory lane! Summer Ice Tea with a Koolaid Twist!

Do you ever get a moment where you're walking or doing something and suddenly this memory hits you. You can smell it. Taste it. Remember exactly what you loved bout it? Well it's been hitting me all week. Drove me crazy so I asked my best friend Russ if he remembered the Kool-aid drink that had tea in it. Strawberry Tea I think it was called. I was so addicted to it when I was a kid. And as a kid Sodas were my main cravings but I would give up a soda for my strawberry tea from Kool-aid.

So I set about the task of finding if they still made it. No luck. So we talked and he suggested I make it from scratch. Uh huh right I can see me going through several batches but I went a head and did it ... ten minutes later...

PERFECT! I found the right mix on first try! WOOT. Life is good *dances* So the results are:

Didn't have strawberry kool aid so I used Tropical. All you need is:

Boiling water ( 1 to 2 cups of boiling water for the tea)
2 small tea bags
1 quart of cold water and ice if you prefer long as it measures up to 2 quarts
Cup of Sugar

Basically all you do is follow the usual instructions with the koolaid. But instead you use two cups of boiling water for the tea. then add the koolaid packet. Then the sugar. That way you don't have to stir like crazy. You can either let it sit til it cools or if you're i n a hurry to try this like me. Get ice. Fill it up to the 1 quart line int he pitcher if not use two cups of ice then pour the hot concotion that soon shall bring back memories and stir. Once it melts just pour in cold water til it reaches up to the two quart line. Stir more. Stir ... grab a glass pour it in over ice if you like and take a sip. ... prepare to be utterly amazed.

Warning though. Don't use tropical punch if you have a parent in the house who hates the smell of it. *chortles* My mother came in and had her own trip down memory lane of drinking so much punch as a kid 50 years ago that it made her sick to this day.

Try this with ANY flavor specially if you can find peach! Yumz ENJOY!