Drinking tea is a great way to quench your thirst especially on those hot summer days. You can make a natural iced tea quickly and easily with the supplies in your own kitchen. Turn regular tea bags and tap water into iced tea that tastes as good as store bought iced tea; all without a machine.
Instructions
1. Fill a kettle with 8 cups of tap water. Once it has boiled, pour it into a large juice jug. This will be the base of your iced tea.
2. Place eight tea bags into the boiling water and let stand for up to an hour. Remove the tea bags and squeeze the remaining water from the tea bags into the jug.
3. Add two cups of sugar to the jug and stir vigorously until the sugar has dissolved in the water, if you want sweet tea.
4. Cut a lemon into pieces and squeeze the lemon into the tea, if you like lemon in your tea. Or, add a 1/4 cup of lemon juice to the tea and stir.
5. Combine flavors to make a variety of iced teas. You can add lime or honey to the lemon iced tea. Switch the lemon for oranges or berries for a different taste. You can also substitute mint for other flavorings to have an icy mint tea.
6. Try different tea bags if you like herbal or green tea. You can also substitute some of the water in your original iced tea for fruit juice to add variety.
7. Place the iced tea into the fridge to cool it down quickly. Add ice cubes or crushed ice to the juice jug to make the tea icy cold.
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