Paula Deen, Carolina Mama's and McAlister's Sweet Tea

Paula Deen's Sweet Tea

7 tea bags

1 cup sugar

mint springs

lemon wedges

Bring 4 cups water to a boil in a kettle. Add the 4 tea bags and turn off the heat immediately.

Place the lid on the kettle and allow the tea to steep for 1 hour. Remove the tea bags and pour the tea into a pitcher. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.

Add 4 cups water. Serve over ice with a spring of mint and a lemon wedge.

Makes 2 quarts, about 10 servings.

Carolina Mama's Sweet Tea

8 Luzanne Tea Bags (ode to the home State)

1 cup of Sugar

Lemon wedges

Bring a quart of water to boil in a tea kettle.  Pour over the tea bags in a glass container (Pyrex - herein lies my secret! :)

Steep for 10 minutes.  Remove tea bags.  Add sugar stir until dissolved.   In a glass pitcher pour a quart of cold water, and then pour the tea/sugar

mixture in and stir.  Serve over ice.  Add lemon if desired and we really do pick a sprig of Mint off of the back porch and put in occasionally. 

McAlister's Sweet Tea get there, get some and be converted! Live the life!
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Thanks Jenny @ A Latte Talk got this started with her "Foody Friday" round up of favorite drinks. Water is primo but ya'll have to try the Southern Sweet Tea, Enjoy!
Warmly, Carolina Mama