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Homemade Sweet Tea

Homemade Sweet Iced Tea
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Course Drinks
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • 1 pot
  • 1 pitcher
  • 1 measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 6 tea bags
  • 2 cups water
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 1/8 tsp of baking soda
  • 6 cups water

Instructions
 

  • Bring two cups of water to a boil.
  • Remove from the heat and add the 6 bags of tea. Steep for 5-7 minutes.
  • After the 5-7 minutes have passed, remove the tea bags and put into your compost.
  • Add the sugar and baking soda to the hot water and whisk until all the sugar has dissolved.
  • Add the tea to a pitcher, add the additional 6 cups of cold water. Stir and refrigerate until chilled to serve.

Notes

If you would like stronger tea, let the tea bags steep for 15 minutes.
This recipe if a family favorite, however, you can adjust the strength of the tea by steeping more or less than the instructions.
You can also adjust the sugar.  If it is too sweet, cut back to a 1/2 a cup.  
The beauty of this recipe is that you can adjust it to your liking!