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Southern Sweet Tea - Sweet Tea & Thyme
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Old Fashioned Southern Sweet Tea

A Southern Belle secret revealed: the perfect glass of southern sweet tea. Sit on your porch and sip some of this all through the warm weather.
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time17 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 .5 gallons
Calories: 232kcal
Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

  • 4 Luzianne or Lipton family sized Iced Tea bags
  • 3 cups of granulated sugar
  • 4 cups boiling water
  • More water to fill your pitcher
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

  • Steep the tea in your boiling water for 7 minutes. Do not press the bags, at most dunk them in the water to saturate them.
  • In your pitcher, pour in the sugar and baking soda. Discard the tea bags and pour tea into the pitcher. Fill the pitcher with fresh water and stir to dissolve the sugar and soda.
  • Taste, adjust water to make less sweet, more sugar for sweeter tea.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Sodium: 42mg | Sugar: 60g