Hints from Heloise

Wed., Aug. 25, 2004

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: In the summer, it sure gets hot and muggy here in central Indiana, and nothing cools and refreshes likes a glass of iced tea. But I hate it when my sweet tea gets watered down. I took some of the kids’ frozen ice pops (they are liquid inside a plastic tube) and bent them in half, froze them and just poured the tea or other beverage over them. If they break for some reason, who cares — then my beverage has a fruity taste.

The ice pops can be refrozen and used over and over again. — Larry G., Indianapolis

Sounds delicious. You can also make some extra tea and freeze it in an ice-cube tray. The “tea cubes” won’t water down your iced tea, either. — Heloise

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