Sweet Iced Tea

Jun 23

Tarrant Figlioretro food 4 Comments

We are southern folks here and stuck in the great white north with its many charms but no sweet tea.

Just in case you were wondering…here is how I make sweet tea.

10-12 black tea bags
3/4-2 cups sugar
1/2 gallon of water

Boil that up on the stove until the tea is dark and the sugar dissolves. Then dump into a gallon pitcher. Top off with cold water and/or ice. Chill.

Be mystified when you must rinse and repeat the next day…especially when your tea drinkers are suffering from southern homesickness.

Note: Instant sweet tea does not substitute for the house wine of the south.

4 Comments (+add yours?)

  1. Lee
    Jun 24, 2009 @ 18:04:55

    we go thru a gallon a day on the weekends – unsweet tho and family sized tea bags

  2. TJ
    Jun 25, 2009 @ 11:26:23

    I love sweet tea, and it just isn’t served up here in Washington. That’s why I love conferences in the South! Just saw a recipe for Sweet Tea Popsicles in the local paper, and I’m definitely making those.

  3. Tarrant/TW
    Jun 27, 2009 @ 20:29:37

    Yes, well, here any type of iced tea is seasonal in a lot of restaurants…and sweet tea isn’t found outside of McDonald’s. Maybe that explains the mystery of why the McDonald s are always packed around here.

  4. Nancy
    Jul 11, 2009 @ 17:51:47

    Can’t help but think GAWD, that’s sweet. May I offer a family (Chicagoan) recipe? You see, you forgot the lemon.

    Bring 1 quart water to a boil. Turn off the heat, add 5 or 6 strong black teabags. Let steep and cool. Pour into a pitcher, then add the juice of one lemon, a half cup of sugar, and about 5 and 1/2 cups water. Stir vigorously. Drink. You may not go through a gallon a day, but certainly a pitcher a day.