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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (351g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 8 tea bags
Calories 129
Calories from Fat 0		(0%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.0g	0%
	Saturated Fat 0.0g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 6mg		0%
Potassium 3mg		0%
Total Carbohydrate 33.5g		11%
	Dietary Fiber 0.0g	0%
	Sugars 33.4g
Protein 0.0g		0%
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Perfect Iced Tea

Recipe #72741 | 25 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Karen=^..^=
Oct 6, 2003

My iced tea never turned out the same any time I made it because I never measured. I finally started measuring and wrote down what I used. My family agreed that the following made the perfect pitcher!

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

8 tea bags
2 quarts water
1 cup sugar
1-2 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1
In a 4-cup measuring cup, heat 4 cups water in microwave to boiling.
2
Place tea bags in water and let steep for 5- 10 minutes.
3
Pour sugar into 2 quart pitcher and pour hot tea over it.
4
Squeeze tea bags to get out any remaining tea; add tea to pitcher and discard bags (if they are too hot to squeeze by hand, pull them up the side of the measuring cup with the strings and press with a spoon).
5
Stir hot tea until sugar is dissolved.
6
Add 4 cups cold water and lemon juice; stir well.
7
Chill until very cold and serve over ice with lemon.

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From: ladyfingers

On Jul 12, 2007

Much too sweet and strong. Easy enough to alter, but somehow it is still not the "perfect iced tea" I am in search of.

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From: Mascha

On Nov 13, 2006

This was WAY TOO SWEET! Not only that, but it was also too strong. I made half. I used mango tea (might be the reason it was also sweet) I added a bit more water and evened it out, but still too sweet. It's a good recipe to alter though, since I never knew the 'basics' of ice tea. Next time I will use only a couple of teaspoons of sugar and 2 bags instead of 4. Thanks for this recipe!

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From: Audrey M

On Oct 7, 2003

This really works. The only change I made was to add a little more sugar because my family really likes SWEET TEA! LOL

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From: HeatherFeather

On Jun 8, 2004

This is really very good! It came out a bit too strong, so next time I will try using fewer teabags, probably 4-6 instead. But the method is very simple and does indeed produce a very nice tasting 2 quart sized pitcher of iced tea. I will use less sugar next time, for my preference - probably 1/2-3/4 cup would suit me better. Thanks!

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