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Sweet Tea

This tea is a quick method of making iced tea. It has just the right sweetness and cools you down on a hot summer day.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of water
• 6 cups of cold water
• 2 large family size tea bags or 8 regular size tea bags
• 3/4 cup of sugar
• pinch of baking soda, (optional)
• lemon slices or wedges

Directions:

1. In a small pot, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat.
2. Add tea bags to boiled water and allow to steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove tea bags and discard.
3. Add sugar to the hot tea and stir until sugar is completely melted.
4. Add pinch of baking soda.
5. Add 6 cups of cold water and stir. Pour into pitcher and refrigerate until serving time.
6. Serve with lemon slices or wedges.

Comments:

- Why the baking soda? Typically you steep tea for no more than 5 minutes. However, for a stronger tea such as for iced tea, this recipe steeps the tea for a longer period of time which can lead to a bitter tea. Adding a pinch of baking soda offsets the bitterness and makes the iced tea smoother tasting. Be careful not to add too much baking soda, just a pinch.

Tips:

- The leftover tea bags can be used in your garden as a fertilizer.

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