How to make Southern Sweet Tea!

SWEET ICED TEA SOUTHERN STYLE

Ya'll know how people in the South love their Sweet tea! My mother makes the best tea in town. Most people always ask her to bring tea, chicken salad or potatoe salad when there is a church or family event because she makes the best. She taught me how to make tea but actually she doesn't measure anything. She prefers lipton tea bags hands down. I also use lipton but tend to purchase the one that I can find at the lowest price. I make my tea now with organic sugar. I have also used organic tea but it is not the same using Newman tea bags. So I still make the sweet version once a week or so but I usually make a batch using stevia daily. I try to cut back on sugar anywhere I can since I love sweets.  So here my version of souther iced tea. Enjoy! (Please share your tea recipe with me in the comment section!) :)

How to make Southern Sweet Tea!
 1 family size Lipton or Luzianne Tea Bag
2 cups of fresh water from tap (filtered is fine but fresh due to oxygen level )
1 cup of sugar

Makes 1/2 gallon of fresh tea

Bring water to a rolling boil on stovetop. Then remove from heat and place one family size tea bag in the pot and cover. My mother taught me to let this steep until it has cooled down. She has her water chilled and sweetened with sugar while waiting for the tea to cool. Then you combine the tea with the chilled water/sugar mixture. Stir and serve! Yummy. IT is best to drink this the first day. We don't like tea leftover because it gets too sweet and doesn't taste the same when it gets old. I am sure that won't be a problem anyway since it will be so good and refreshing on these hot summer days! You will sip away all day! Enjoy!

Tip: My mother and I both love using the glass milk jars for our tea! She used these when I was little and then they became very hard to find. Now you can find them again in most grocery stores where they offer organic milk. This jar is perfect for making tea!

How to make Southern Sweet Tea!