an overnight recipe

Ingredients

• handful brown sugar
• handful white sugar
• 1 lemon, sliced
• ~120g yerba mate
• ~litre still water
• ~litre sparkling water

Directions

1. squeeze the lemon slices into the bottom of a litre jar with a tight lid, i’ve used a kilner
2. add the handfuls of sugar, and stir until dissolved
3. drop the lemon slices and yerba maté in
4. fill the jar with the still water, (you might need to put the lid on and shake it to soak the tea, so you can fill it to the top)
5. put it in the fridge for 8-12 hours or overnight
6. strain the liquid through a cheesecloth (or a sieve will do, the pieces are quite big) and mix 50/50 with sparkling water
7. serve in large glasses with ice

— chee (hi@chee.party)