How to Make Sweet Tea

Here's how to make wonderful tasting sweet tea on the stove top.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 4 Family size tea bags brand of your choice
• 1 medium pot
• water
• sugar (or sweetner of your choice)
• pitcher
• stove
• measuring cup

1. Boil 2 quarts of water on the stove top in medium sauce pan.

2. Add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of sugar to the boiling water. Stir until it dissolves.

3. Take off the stove top and add the 4 tea bags.

4. Let steep for 15 minutes then pour into pitcher.

5. Add the same amount of water that you started with to the pitcher and stir.

6. Refrigerate for 2 hours or add ice for instant cold tea.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure the sugar completely dissolves before taking the pot off the burner and adding the tea.
• If the tea is too strong, add more water.
• You can use sugar substitute or no sugar at all.
• If you don't have family size bags, substitute for 6 regular size bags.
• Be careful when pouring into the pitcher to make sure you don't spill it or you can burn yourself.
• Make sure you turn off the stove top.