Southern Sweet Iced Tea Recipe

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Southern Sweet Iced Tea Submitted by Sweet T "I am known for my sweet tea; hence, the nickname sweet tea. this is a wonderful drink. if you have ever been to the south and tried sweet tea and liked it, you will love this!!!!"   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal save Download Print Share I Made This photo by Seasoned Cook photo by Seasoned Cook photo by Seasoned Cook Ready In: 15mins Ingredients: 3 Yields: 1 GALLON Serves: 1-5 Nutrition information

ingredients

Units: US
  • 3 family-size tea bags, quart (I USE RED DIAMOND OR LUZIANN TEA BAGS)
  • 2 cups regular granulated sugar
  • 1 gallon water
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directions

  • In a medium size pan fill 1/2 way with water.
  • add tea bags.
  • cook on medium heat until comes to a good boil. it will be foamy.
  • put sugar in gallon jug (pitcher).
  • pour boiling tea over sugar.
  • stir well to dissolve sugar.
  • add water until jug is full (may not use whole gallon of water).
  • stir well.
  • pour over ice (i like mine anyway i can get it ice or no ice).
  • drink and enjoy!
  • I USE RED DIAMOND OR LUZIANN TEA BAGS.
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  1. EXCELLENT and this is the way we do Sweet Tea in the South. I was born, raised and still live in the South and we do LOVE our Sweet Tea!!! I love the flavor of Luziann tea the best. I can even recognize it in a restaurant. Tea is even good as a beverage between meals and great with a seafood dinner. Just can't beat it!!! Prepared as a participant in the Southern, Cajun & Creole Sept 2009 Tag Event in the Cooking Photo Forum.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Seasoned Cook Reply 1
  2. I am trying out different drinks to serve at a Southern theme dinner and tried this recipe. My family loved this sweet tea. Since I normally don't drink my tea with sugar it was a little to sweet for me but I am going to make it as one of the drinks since everyone liked it so much. Thanks Sweet T. Bullwinkle.   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal bullwinkle Reply 1
  3. I gave this 5 stars. My family loves this tea. The copy I got is slightly different. I got my copy from Better Budgeting. It calls for 8-10 tea bags (Luzianne or Lipton), small pot of water (with lid that fits well), 1 cup sugar or splenda, 1 gallon sized pitcher or pickle jar. Add sugar to water and boil over medium-high heat. Amount of water doesn't matter must be hot and bubbly. Toss in tea bags. Remove from the stove. Cover the pot and steep for as long as possible. The tea is good and steeped in 20 minutes, but better in 1-2 hours. Pour tea syrup into gallon sized pitcher. Fill with water, squeezing tea bags into a glass or pretty canning jars filled with ice. This can last 2 days in the refrigerator. I let mine steep 20 minutes and so it's not to strong. I also use 1 gallon of spring water and refill the jug up with the tea syrup and shake until mixed with. I chill this until cold and serve. You must pour out 1 cup or more spring water or the jug will overflow when the syrup is added. Thanks for posting a great recipe! Christine (internetnut)   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal internetnut Reply 1 See 2 Replies
  4. Great recipe. Only changes I would make are, after the tea has steeped in the boiling water, I mix the sugar with the boiling water in the pan and then pour into a gallon container, then add room temperature water to fill up the gallon jug, usually about a quart. Don't care for the taste of Luziann tea. I use only WuYi Mountain Premium Oolong tea (Six teabags to a gallon of water.)   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal wal3noe Reply
  5. I really liked this recipe! Just the right amount of sugar. My husband doesn't like sweet tea, so I have the whole gallon to myself!!   icons / ellipsis / ellipsis-horizontal Ericadawn Reply
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I live in Birmingham Alabama. I am a full time student and mother of 3 girls. I love to cook. I am a reservist, so everytime I go away from home I try to cook my friends some home cooked meals. I always deploy with a tea maker for my sweet tea. I am know across the world for it.   View Full Profile Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

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