Quick and Awesome Decaffeinated Iced Tea

"Using any microwave you can have the BEST tea. I have been making this for 15 years and have been constantly improving the recipe. Read the directions carefully and you will have the best tea out there! Please note: use Lipton Regular Size tea bags, NOT the family size."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Using a 4 cup Pyrex measuring cup (must be microwaveable), add about 3 cups water. I prefer purified or bottled, room temp is best.
  • Put the three tea bags in the water and lightly knead the bags to make sure they are soaked. Don't over do it or they could tear.
  • Place the measuring cup into microwave and cook for 3 minutes. Depending on your power output you may increase or decrease the time.
  • Let the tea steep for about 15 minutes.
  • While it is steeping, cut an orange into 3-4 slices, throwing out the ends.
  • Drop the slices into a 1 gallon pitcher.
  • Add the sugar, covering the slices pretty good.
  • (Sometimes I shake the pitcher to ensure the sugar coats the orange slices well)
  • When tea had steeped and is still warm, pour over the orange/sugar and stir. Warm tea will help dissolve the sugar making a better blended product.
  • Add water, not a full gallon as this will dilute the recipe. I use about 3/4 gallon. Stir well.
  • Pour over lots of ice and enjoy!

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<p>Love to cook when there's the time and energy to do it. Last name is Baker but I really don't do any baking-just cooking! Have a ton of old recipes that I will be posting for those who like old ones.</p>
 
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