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Southern Sweet Tea

Source of Recipe


From "My Southern Food" by Devon O'Day



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups water
  
• 3 family-size tea bags or 6 regular-size tea bags
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• About 2 cups cold water
  
• Lemon slices or fresh mint leaves for garnish
  






Instructions



1. Bring the 2 cups water to a boil in a pot. Once boiling, add the tea bags and remove from the heat. Allow the tea bags to steep until the water is a dark red-amber color.
   
   
2. While the tea is still hot, remove the tea bags and add the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Pour the tea syrup into a serving pitcher with the 2 cups cold water and stir.
   
   
3. When blended, top the pitcher off with cold water until it's full. Pour over ice in glasses. Garnish with the lemon slices or mint.
   
   Makes 6 servings
   
   






Final Comments


The amount of sugar can be adjusted from sweet to syrup-like, coma-inducing sweet. This version is somewhere in the middle.