How do you make sweet iced tea?
06-17-2010, 09:43 PM
#52
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
A friend of mine always has sweet iced tea when we go visit, but I haven't asked her yet how she makes it.
Do you pour boiling water into a large container and then add sugar till it dissolves, then add the tea bags?
Do you put it all into the container together?
Does the container have to be glass or metal?
How much sugar do you add? Ever add Splenda instead of sugar?
What other ingredients do you add?
Do you pour boiling water into a large container and then add sugar till it dissolves, then add the tea bags?
Do you put it all into the container together?
Does the container have to be glass or metal?
How much sugar do you add? Ever add Splenda instead of sugar?
What other ingredients do you add?
09-14-2010, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by amazon
For the best sweet iced tea! This makes a gallon.Bring a pint of water to almost the boiling point( bubbles are rising, water is starting to churn) TURN OFF THE HEAT! Do not let it boil. Drop in eight/ten tea bags(reg. size) or 3 family sized, cover and steep about 10 to 15 min.To your gallon pitcher(plastic or glass) add your brewed tea; then:
really sweet -1 1/2 c. sugar.
sweet-1c.
just so sweet- 1/2c.
(I make 2 gal. at a time, DH is diabetic, his is unsweetened We have just been turned on to Agave Nectar also, he just sweetens at the table, ours 2/3 c. sugar but I'm just starting to blend w/agave, the kids haven't noticed yet!)
Run water into your tea pot w/ the bags , dumping into tea pitcher until tea bags run clear or tea pitcher is full. Wahla! the Best sweet southern tea you ever had. A lot of folks use lemon, I do sometime, but we have found another great zing, put a squeeze of fresh orange,it's to die for! Enjoy!
really sweet -1 1/2 c. sugar.
sweet-1c.
just so sweet- 1/2c.
(I make 2 gal. at a time, DH is diabetic, his is unsweetened We have just been turned on to Agave Nectar also, he just sweetens at the table, ours 2/3 c. sugar but I'm just starting to blend w/agave, the kids haven't noticed yet!)
Run water into your tea pot w/ the bags , dumping into tea pitcher until tea bags run clear or tea pitcher is full. Wahla! the Best sweet southern tea you ever had. A lot of folks use lemon, I do sometime, but we have found another great zing, put a squeeze of fresh orange,it's to die for! Enjoy!
09-14-2010, 12:13 PM
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I recall my first experience with Sweet tea. OMG it had so much sugar in it as to be nearly syrupy. I grew up drinking unsweetened tea. My new in-laws looked at me like I had an extra head when I asked for water rather than sweet tea. ROFL I married a native Texas boy, he thought I was weird too. lol We're still married 32 years later.(I'm still drinking unsweetened tea).
09-14-2010, 01:42 PM
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be careful when you leave your glass jug outside to brew, it can go bad, don't tighten the lid as tight as it will go.I know this for a fact, some resturants leave their tea sit our to cold brew and it can spoil.!!!!!
09-14-2010, 01:45 PM
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i boil the water in a stainless steel pan, take it off the heat put the bags in and let it sit about 5 minutes, then put the sugar in your serving container and add the tea, i use ice cubes to dulite [sp] it just a little and cool it off, i have a frig with a filter, so i do use the filtered water, i'm addicted to Tea. !!!!!1
09-14-2010, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tmw
be careful when you leave your glass jug outside to brew, it can go bad, don't tighten the lid as tight as it will go.I know this for a fact, some resturants leave their tea sit our to cold brew and it can spoil.!!!!!
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