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Easy Sweet Tea Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Grannysboy / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago Good old fashioned sweet tea, just like my grandpa used to make. Slightly sweet, but not too sweet, and never bitter. Perfect on a hot sunny day. Prep:5m Cook:15m Servings:12	Grannysboy
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Ingredients

2 - Family Size Tea Bags*

1-1/8 Cup Sugar**

8 Cups Water

Lots of Ice

*Any brand of tea will work, my family has always used Lipton. It has a little more "tea" flavor, and less of the acidic taste that Luzianne and Tetley seem to have. I use Laura Lynn (available @ Ingle's Grocery) or Wal-Mart Brand, they taste like Lipton, and cost less.

**Splenda can be used as a substitue for Sugar, but I recommend using 1-1/4 cups. Sugar/Splenda is "to taste", some people put up to 2-1/2 cups per gallon, I prefer a mild sweetness with a tea taste not the other way around.

Directions

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.

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Comments

pink 2 years, 1 month ago said:
What a nice recipe, sweet and relaxing!

rosemaryblue 2 years ago said:
"Sweet" tea on a hot day is the best! Perfect recipe, and the secret is adding the hot tea water mixture to the sugar. Grew up on Lipton and it's the favorite here. Simple and great post.

geranium 1 month, 3 weeks ago said:
This looks yummy! I love sweet tea!

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