Mint Sweet Tea Recipe
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Recipe type: Drinks
 
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups water
  • 7 regular sized black tea bags (I love Luzianne, but Lipton is nice too and they make a blend for McAlister's Deli)
  • ¼ tsp baking soda (I know it sounds crazy, but it takes the bitter bite out of the tea, trust me)
  • 4 cups cool water
  • Ice
Instructions
  1. First, boil the 2½ cups water on the stove. Once boiling, remove it from the heat and add the tea bags and baking soda. Allow the tea to steep, covered for at least 15-17 minutes. Then, add the cool water and ice and refrigerate it until its nice and cool. You can add less cool water if you like your tea more stout, or more water if you like it less strong.
  2. --> For the Mint Sugar Water:
  3. This is the basic sugar water recipe our family uses, and although I'm making it mint-flavored, I've added peaches to make peach sugar water, and I'm sure there are a million other flavors you could add to yours to make your tea whatever kind you'd like!
  4. Cups Water
  5. Cups Sugar
  6. -20 Mint Leaves (removes from stems)
  7. Boil the water and sugar together until the sugar is dissolved, stir frequently. Once boiling, remove it from heat and add the mint leaves. After cooling, remove the leaves with a slotted spoon and store the sugar water in a glass jar.
Notes
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Recipe by Moms of Faith at https://momsoffaith.com/2014/06/mint-sweet-tea-recipe/