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Southern Sweetened Iced Tea
"The best way to get great iced tea - something the South is known for. Not heating the water prevents bitterness."
photo by Sharon123
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 quarts water
- 2 family sized tea bags (preferably a cold brew variety)
- 1 cup sugar or 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- ice
directions
- Fill a 2 qt pitcher (that's pitcha in the South) about halfway up with ice.
- Clip the clothespin onto the side of the pitcher and"hang" the tea bags through it (keeps the paper from getting in the tea and makes the bags easier to retrieve- you don't want to be seen with your hand in the pitcher here in the South).
- Pour the sugar or Splenda on top of the ice cubes and now fill the pitcher up with water.
- Let sit about an hour, pull out tea bags and serve.
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Reviews
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I have to admit I wasnt sure how the tea would taste.... But it is great!! I did add a bit more sugar though, but i have a sweet tooth! I also only had small tea bags instead of family sized, so i used 6 or 7 small bags. --> This is the simplest tea ever though. Cool and ready to drink immediatly too. Thanks so much for posting. I will definatly make this again! -
I'm a southern girl myself, and this is how I always make my tea. The only exception is sometimes for variety I throw in one or two bags of raspberry black tea. Also, I usually make it by the gallon, because it goes so quickly in my household. -
There is nothing like sweet tea on a hot day! Yum! -
This tea is the perfect compliment to any meal. I did use the cold brew family-sized tea bags and a Splenda blend. The tea turned out perfectly. Made for December 2009 Let's P-A-R-T-Y. -
This is how my dad would always make it and I love it! He'd set it on the window sill and let it do it's work. Always turned out perfect!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BogeysMom
United States
I'm a Marine Corps wife and mother of two children with skin and three with fur. I consider myself a "southern cook", but I love to try new stuff, too. I'm also a registered nurse and my specialty is Neonatal ICU. We are currently stationed near Washington, DC and we really, really could not hate it more. We are not big city people. We prefer the quiet mountains of Vermont, where my husband is from. I am into my own spirituality, and love to study religions of different kinds.
