Comments on: Living Life on the Edge – Sun Tea

By: Kathi

Kathi — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:58:22 +0000

Yes,I’m a little late making a comment, but I’ve just found your very informative blog and love it….

I don’t know about the harmful bacteria silliness….

The way I make sun tea is without the sun part I just put the pitcher of water and the tea bags in the fridge and in the morning the cold tea is made! Mmmmm….just add a bit of honey (melted in a bit of warm water) and enjoy.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:43:53 +0000

I am a huge sun tea fan & had no idea about the bacteria. On a good note, I have been buying clear gallon bottles of purifird water & setting this outside for brewing. I would think by using purifird water I should be safe, right?

Thanks!

By: Terri

Terri — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:38:55 +0000

I LOVE your sun tea jar! Can you tell me where you got it? It looks vintage!

By the way…I make sun tea all the time and leave it on the counter all day. Probably not a great idea. I will keep it in the fridge from now on though. Just to be safe.

Thanks..
Terri

Hi Terri,

I suppose you just never know about some things. My source for the sun tea jar was Wal-Mart. It is made by Anchor Hocking! Cheap! Cheap!

Thanks for visiting!

Robin at Bumblebee

By: eliz

eliz — Tue, 27 May 2008 01:17:59 +0000

Ha. I have been happily surviving while engaging in all sorts of far riskier behavior than this and plan to continue doing so. Haven’t made sun tea in a while, though. It is good.

Good luck with examiner.com!

By: Layanee

Layanee — Mon, 26 May 2008 01:10:51 +0000

Is nothing sacred? Who paid for that study and, better yet, why?

By: Betty Jo

Betty Jo — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:35:37 +0000

Oh Dear! I hadn’t heard this yet, and I’ve made sun tea for years. Your blog is lovely. I followed a link from Cottage Magpie. xoxo

By: Tipper

Tipper — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:16:40 +0000

I have an Uncle who always made sun tea-and none of us ever got sick-of course we knew better than to drink strands-ugh!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 25 May 2008 11:01:59 +0000

By doing a little Googling, I see this bacteria also occurs in milk, so be sure not to let your milk steep in the sun for more than 3-4 hours either.

On a more serious note, I think the last thing you said is probably the most important. Be sure not to drink tea that has turned thick and syrupy or that has ropy strands. I think otherwise most people’s sun tea is probably pretty safe.

By: mss @ Zanthan Gardens

mss @ Zanthan Gardens — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:51:21 +0000

Seems to me Nancy J Bond’s suggestion to boil the water (for 5 minutes!) rather contradicts the purpose of sun tea–to use solar energy to brew tea.

Maybe it’s because I’m married to a Brit but I’d never boil tea water for 5 minutes. That will make the water flat and tasteless.

I guess I’ll continue to live on the edge, too. (Must be a theme of former Spitfire drivers.)

By: Dee/reddirtramblings

Dee/reddirtramblings — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:48:11 +0000

Pretty photo of your death concoction. Kind of like Oleander only different.~~Dee