Homemade Sweet Tea

Sweet tea is very easy to make and for some reason I don't do it nearly as often as I used to. Using a simple syrup instead of straight sugar seems to make it easier to control how sweet the tea becomes and mixes better. Baking soda is used to mellow out the flavor and it works great!

TEA

5-8 tea bags

6 cups of water, boiled

1/2-full jug of ice

additional 4-6 cups of cold water

pinch of baking soda

SUGAR

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 water

I like sweet tea, but not hurt your teeth sweet. Make simple syrup by boiling a 1:1 water and sugar solution for about 5 minutes. Transfer the syrup into a safe container and set aside.

In the same pot, bring about 6 cups of water to a boil. When the water is boiling, remove the pot from heat and put in your tea bags and a pinch of baking soda. Allow the bags to steep for 5-7 minutes. When you remove the tea bags DO NOT wring the bags, this will cause your tea to become more bitter.

Mix the sugar syrup into the tea and then pour into a container that has been partially or completely filled with ice.

Add more water (2-4 cups) to fill up the rest of your tea jug and stir. Drink ice cold