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SNAPPLE ICED TEA (LEMON FLAVOR)

Source of Recipe

Todd Wilbur's website "TopSecretRecipes.com"


Recipe Introduction

Here's a quick and easy recipe for the brand of ice tea that hit the market and quickly blew away competitors Lipton and Nestea. Between 1988 and 1992 Snapple tea sales increased a whopping 1,300 percent. And if you like Snapple ice tea, you'll find this recipe will save you some cash. While a 16-ounce bottle of Snapple tea costs around $1.00, this top secret clone cost about 15 cents -- for the same amount. Here now is the improved version of the recipe that first appeared in "More Top Secret Recipes."

Recipe Link: topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/snapple.htm

List of Ingredients

2 quarts (8 cups) water
2 Lipton tea bags (standard size)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup bottled lemon juice


Recipe

1. Bring water to a rapid boil in a large saucepan.

2. Turn off heat, add tea bags, cover saucepan and let the tea steep for 1 to 2 hours.

3. Pour the sugar into a 2-quart pitcher, and then add the tea. The tea will still be warm, so the sugar will dissolve easily.

4. Add the lemon juice. Chill.

YIELD: Makes 2 quarts.