Easy Sweet Tea Recipe

How to make it

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• Place 2 tea bags and 8 cups water into 3-4 Qt. saucepan.
• Place on stove @ MEDIUM-HIGH*.
• Pour 1-1/8 cup sugar into 1 gallon container.
• As soon as water starts to boil remove saucepan from heat, and dispose of tea bags**.
• Pour hot tea into 1 gallon container.
• Stir to dissolve sugar completely.
• Add ice until tea is apporximately 1-2 inches from top of container.
• Stir, slowly to start ( to keep from splashing hot tea or ice cubes out of container), until most of ice is melted.
• Place a few ice cubes in a glass.
• Pour sweet tea over ice cubes, prop your feet up, and enjoy!
• *Medium-High will allow the tea enough brewing time before the water starts boiling. Very important - explained in next note.
• **Do not squeeze tea bags - this will deposit very fine grains of bitter tea at the bottom of your container, and will also give the tea a very bitter taste. I use a slotted spoon to remove mine easily and without squeezing. It's important to remove the pan as soon as it starts to boil for the same reason, the action of the tea bag bouncing up and down on the bubble pockets will cause these bitter grains to fall into your container.