Southern Sweet Tea

Ingredients

• 3 family size tea bags (I prefer Luzianne, but use what you got)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 gallon of water
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
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• Directions:
• Boil only ½ gallon of the water on stove.
• Once water comes to a roiling boil, pour into one gallon pitcher.
• Add 3 tea bags and 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda (you don’t need to stir).
• Set your kitchen timer (I use my microwave) for 15 minutes.
• After 15 minutes, take out tea bags.
• Do not squish tea bags before taking them out, just let them drip for a
• minute.
• If you do that, you’re likely to get some tea leaves in your drink.
• Add sugar and stir. Add the other ½ gallon of cold water to the pitcher and stir again.
• Cool in fridge for several hours.
• Cook’s Note: You can substitute Splenda for the sugar, if you prefer.
• Also, we like our tea pretty sweet so you can certainly cut down on the sugar if you find it too sweet.
• Baking soda takes any of the bitterness out of your tea. It is great for other uses as well.
• If you are soaking beans overnight and are putting them in a pot to make the next day, add a
• small dash of baking soda to your pot before cooking. It keeps beans tasting their best.

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget