Southern Born & Bred Perfect Sweet Tea
Recipe: #9195
April 22, 2013
Categories: Beverages, Non-Alcoholic, Breakfast, Southern, Fat Free, Gluten-Free Heart Healthy, Kosher, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, No Eggs, Non-Dairy, Vegan, Vegetarian, Water, more
"This Sweet Tea is humbly known as the "Nectar of the Gods" by many. It's the smoothest, most amazing, last-meal-worthy, Sweet Tea in the South. Try it and see if you agree! Adapted from the Lone Star Steak House. Makes 1 gallon"
Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (35 g)
- Calories 96.8
- Total Fat - 0 g
- Saturated Fat - 0 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 26.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 25 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0 g
- Sugars - 25 g
- Protein - 0 g
- Calcium - 0.5 mg
- Iron - 0 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Sprinkle baking soda into a pitcher. If you use a glass pitcher, hold a spoon down into the pitcher and pour the hot water against the spoon so you won't crack the glass, or use whatever container you'd like.
Step 2
Add tea bags to the pitcher and baking soda.
Step 3
Pour boiling water over tea bags. Cover, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
Step 4
Remove, and toss out tea bags.
Step 5
Add sugar, and stir until completely dissolved.
Step 6
Add cool water.
Step 7
Refrigerate until cold and ready to drink.
Step 8
Serve over ice.
Tips
- Gallon-Size Pitcher
6 Reviews
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