Southern Sweet Iced Tea

From: firealarmqueen

On May 9, 2008

Takes the guess work out of making sweet tea. This also eliminates my tendency to burst one of the tea bags, filling my tea with dregs (recipe says do not squeeze). I used just about 1 c. of sugar and felt that it was a little too much. I'll bump it down a bit next time. Still very easy, very good. Will go great with lunch tomorrow. Thanks.

From: Lvs2Cook

On Mar 19, 2008

I was dying for something sweet today and I spied this and made it. It's great! I used about 1/2 cup sugar and that's good for me. Restaurants serve this all the time down here and I love it. Thanks for posting!

From: atlfitgirl

On Aug 31, 2007

My BF is a Southern boy ( born and raised in Charleston, SC) so of course I had to learn how to make...and KEEP sweet tea in the fridge! I always double the recipe b/c he always goes through it sooooo quickly. I use 3 family sized tea bags and let them steep for about 10 minutes. I also only use about 1 c of sugar for 1 gal of tea ( instead of 2 qts... he goes through it so quickly!)... He loves it sweet but I have found out with the addition of baking soda, which really does cut down on the bitterness... I can get away with that amount of sugar. This way he can really enjoy this tea without consuming so many calories...and save them for my other treats and treasures I have found on Zaar! Thanks for posting!

From: Michelle S.

On Apr 9, 2005

My DH thanks you for this recipe! He was watching the Masters and felt homesick ( his family is from Augusta) and started to do some "I miss this and that.." well sweet tea was near the top of his list! I made it for and he is in HEAVEN! I only used 1 cup of the sugar and he did think that was sweet enough. He said I TOLD you I would make a southerner of you yet! But I had to remind him it was Nurse Di who did. This will be a weekly or even more than that repeat at our house.