Perfect Iced Coffee

One of my favorite summertime treats is iced coffee.  I got this from my dad; he started drinking iced coffee when he was in Japan in the service.  As I was growing up, he always had a giant glass of iced coffee on the table in front of him or beside his chair.  When I was little, I would sneak up and snatch sips, when I thought he wasn't looking.  I wasn't fooling anybody; he always knew, but I thought drinking iced coffee out of my dad's glass was the coolest thing in the world.  I was five.

To make a really good glass of iced coffee, first brew some strong coffee.  Put it in the fridge to chill.

Freeze some into cubes.  And you should use a cute ice cube tray like this one to make iced jewels.  It really does make it taste better.  Ok ok, maybe it's the coffee that makes it taste better;)

Pour your chilled coffee over the cubes and add some milk.  Add some sweetener if you want.  I prefer my sugar in the form of a pastry; I don't like to taint the coffee with it.  Now plant yourself on the front porch, sip your iced coffee, and enjoy one of the last days of summer:)