It just about doesn’t get more Southern than sweet tea. In fact, it’s just about unheard of above the Mason Dixon Line! Ask for sweet tea and they’ll look at you funny! It’s always been a staple in my house, growing up and even today. My one year old has even been known to have a little bit of sweet tea in his sippie cup! Here’s a tried an true recipe that you’ll love…
Ingredients
- Some good ol’ tap water
- 1 cup of sugar
- 3 family size tea bags (I prefer Luzianne)
Directions
1. Fill a medium-sized pot with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil.
2. Add the tea bags, remove from heat, cover, and let steep for about 15 minutes.
3. In a two-quart pitcher combine 1 cup of sugar with 3 cups of lukewarm water.
4. Strain tea from pot into pitcher and fill remainder of pitcher with water. Stir and enjoy over ice.
Variations
Some Southern cooks say add a pinch of baking soda to the water before you add the tea bags to help to prevent bitter tasting tea.
You may also not add all of the water and fill the remainder of the pitcher with ice.
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Sweet Tea
Ingredients
- Some good ol’ tap water
- 1 cup of sugar
- 3 family size tea bags I prefer Luzianne
Instructions
- Fill a medium-sized pot with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil.
- Add the tea bags, remove from heat, cover, and let steep for about 15 minutes.
- In a two-quart pitcher combine 1 cup of sugar with 3 cups of lukewarm water.
- Strain tea from pot into pitcher and fill remainder of pitcher with water. Stir and enjoy over ice.
