basic southern-style iced tea

Name: Basic Southern-Style Iced Tea
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 large tea bag (gallon sized); 4 to 6 cup(s) water; 1 1/2 to 2 cup(s) sugar (you may also use splenda); ## SPECIAL NOTE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE GALLON SIZED BAGS, YOU MAY SUBSTITUTE 10 INDIVIDUAL SIZED TEA BAGS.

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Elaine Bovender

Wilmington, NC

Updated on Aug 12, 2012

Here in the South, we love our iced tea. Here is just a basic, simple recipe for making ice tea the way that I was taught by my mother and grandmother. You can add lemon or any other flavors that you like to this wonderful, basic recipe. Hope y'all enjoy!

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cook time 10 Min

method Stove Top

yield Makes one gallon

Ingredients

1 large tea bag (gallon sized)
4 to 6 cups water
1 1/2 to 2 cups sugar (you may also use splenda)
SPECIAL NOTE: IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE GALLON SIZED BAGS, YOU MAY SUBSTITUTE 10 INDIVIDUAL SIZED TEA BAGS.

How To Make basic southern-style iced tea

Step 1

Add water and tea bag(s) to a medium sized saucepan and bring to a boil. When water and tea bag comes to full, rolling boil, remove from heat and steep for 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

While tea is steeping, add sugar/Splenda to a gallon sized pitcher. After tea has finished steeping, remove tea bag and pour concentrated tea into pitcher. Add cold water to finish filling pitcher and stir well. Add ice, lemon or other flavorings and enjoy!
Step 3

Special Note: I make this tea using Splenda because my husband is diabetic and can't have the sugary kind. It still tastes great, but if you add lemon, you may not need to add quite as much.
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