Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Southern Style Sweet Tea

 

8 regular size Luzianne or Lipton tea bags or 3 quart-sized bags
1 1/2 quarts of water
1 3/4 cups sugar

Tie tea bags together and remove "flags".
Place water & tea bags in 2 quart sauce pan and bring to a rolling boil.
While tea is cooking,


This Is The Critical Step For Making Good Tea:
When tea has reached a full rolling boil, take off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Then add  sugar while tea is still hot. Stir until sugar is dissolved.

Add cold water to fill remainder of pitcher.
Serve over ice with a lemon slice and a mint leaf , if desired.

Makes: 1 gallon

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