Recipe for cooking bubble tea

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Bubble Tea

Jar of tapioca balls with sweetened
    syrup (usually in brown or red)
1 can sweetened condensed milk
    (preferably Longevity Brand)
Tea - Chinese tea, such as Oolong or
    Black, or Japanese Green Tea
3 tsp. sugar
Pot of boiling water

For a single serving, use a qt.er c. of tapioca balls. For servings of two or three, use half the jar. Use the entire jar for family servings.

Pour desired amount from the jar into a strainer so that all the syrup separates from the tapioca balls. Bring a pot of water to boil. Once the water starts boiling, put in the tapioca balls. Add 3 tsp. of sugar (so that the tapioca balls have a softer yet chewier texture). Let the tapioca balls boil for about 5 mins.. Bring the pot to simmer for 3 mins.. Then drain and rinse in cold water using the strainer. Leave it in the strainer. Prepare a pot of tea.

Afterwards, open sweetened condensed milk and pour about a Tbsp. into a 12 ounce glass. (For single servings, use about a Tbsp. of condensed milk, as this stuff is really thick and sweet. For lrg.r servings, add to taste.) Refrigerate unused sweetened condensed milk after opening. Add about 8 oz. of tea to the glass of condensed milk. Mix until the condensed milk has fully dissolved into the tea. From the strainer, pour the tapioca balls into the glass of milk and tea. Drink through a lrg. diameter straw.