Classic Southern Sweet Tea

🥘 Ingredients

• fresh (clean, water)
  1/2 gallon
• sugar (granulated)
  1 cup
• tea bags (family size tea bags or 8 regular)
  4

🍳 Cookware

• pot

1. 1

   Gather fresh .

   fresh: 1/2 gallon (clean, water)
2. 2

   Pour the water in a 3 quart or larger pot and boil.
3. 3

   Turn the heat off and add the teabags. Cover to steep the tea for ⏱️ 5-7 minutes . Steep it longer to make it stronger and more bitter. Squeezing the teabags makes it stronger and more bitter. Most folks will like it better if you don't steep it longer than ⏱️ 7 minutes and if you don't squeeze the tea bags .

   tea bags: 4 (family size tea bags or 8 regular)
4. 4

   Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

   sugar: 1 cup (granulated)
5. 5

   Refrigerate. Some folks like to age it ⏱️ 12 hours or so, others like to serve it warm over ice. It can get skunky if you keep it more than a few days.
6. 6

   Serve over ice cubes with lemon wedges and/or mint leaves as garnish.