Southern Sweet Tea
From justapinch.com
One of the reviewers suggested using one peach tea bag and one regular tea bag but the recipe author noted that the tea had a "funny taste".
Another reviewer posted...I make sweet tea but a much larger amount, using 4 bags decaf tea, 4 bags mango and peach, 1 1/2 cups sugar, heat do not boil, let set covered overnight. Remove tea bags and pour in 2 qt. pitcher.
Ingredients
- 3 c water
- 2 family sized tea bags (roughly 8 regular tea bags)
- 1/2 - 1 c sugar
- 7 c cold water
Preparation
Step 1
1. Bring 3 cups water to boil in a saucepan: add tea bags, boil 1 minute: remove from heat. Cover and let steep for 10 minutes.
2. Remove and discard tea bags. Add desired amount of sugar,stirring until dissolved. pour into 1 gallon container and add 7 cups of cold water. Serve over ice.
3. for Peach Iced tea, use recipe above using 1/2 cup sugar. Stir together 1 1/2 quarts of tea, 1 (46 oz.) bottle of peach nectar and 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice. Serve over ice