Homemade Iced Tea
Make this frugal iced tea by brewing your own tea and adding lemon juice and sweetener.
Yield: 8 cups
Ingredients:
- 8 cups water (2 quarts)
- 3 tea bags
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 oz lemon juice (1/3 cup + 2 tbl)
Instructions:
- Boil the 2 quarts of water in a tea kettle and then remove from the heat.
- Add the 3 tea bags to the boiled water and let the tea steep for at least an hour. Remove and dispose of the tea bags when the tea is done steeping.
- Add the sugar and lemon juice and stir to mix and dissolve the sugar.
- Chill the iced tea before serving.