Iced Tea

Name: Iced Tea
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups boiling water; 1/2 cup sugar; 4 tea bags (Red Rose or any Orange Pekoe Tea); 1/2 cup lemon juice (real lemon)

Submitted by strew

"Good iced tea, more sugar may be added if you find it too sour for your taste. Mix in a large pitcher."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 4
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 cups boiling water
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
4 tea bags (Red Rose or any Orange Pekoe Tea)
¹⁄₂ cup lemon juice (real lemon)

directions

Measure sugar and place in large mixing bowl with 1/2 cup lemon juice to dissolve.
Boil water and measure 2 cups.
Add tea bags to the water and steep for no more than 5 minutes.
Remove the bags and discard.
DO NOT SQUEEZE tea bags (this crushes the leaves and releases the tannin which is bitter).
Pour hot tea into sugar/lemon mixture and stir to mix well.
Transfer into pitcher and add 5 1/2 cups cold water.
8. Refridgerate and serve over ice.
9. Cool and refreshing.

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Reviews

when my husband came home from work he had a glass and loved it so much we quickly drank the rest and I had to make another batch before the evening was done! Really refreshing and so simple to make.

Wynker
Made exactly as written. This tea is a lemony tea. With the limited steeping time the tea is light and not too heavy tea tasting. The fresh lemon juice makes it flavorful and it is indeed refreshing. Sweet but not too sweet. Nice for a warm afternoon. UPDATE: I had to change this to 5 stars after letting it chill overnight. The flavors are even better. It reminds me of that tea in a bottle from Snapple that you pay a couple bucks for. Thanks for posting. Enjoy! ChefDLH

CHEFDLH
Thank you so much for this recipe. It was exactly what I was looking for. Perfect balance of tea flavour and sweet. I will be making this lots this summer!

Jen in Victoria
Mmmm...Super delicious, classic lemon tea. Sweet, but not too sweet. Thanks so much for the fool proof, keeper recipe!

Lucky in Bayview
I quickly tasted this before I put it in the fridge to cool. My 16 year old daughter came home and drank the entire pitcher full. So I guess it was a hit in my house. I did use Lemon tea, but kept all the remaining ingredients the same as listed. Thanks for the recipe.

Cilantro in Canada