Peach Iced Tea

Ingredients

• 3 orange pekoe tea bags
• 4 cups cold water
• 5 (5-ounce) cans peach nectar (about 3 1/3 cups), chilled
• 1/4 cup chilled simple syrup or to taste

Simple syrup:

• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups water
• Peach slices for garnish

Directions

Place tea bags in a quart-size glass measure or heatproof bowl.

In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and strain through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.

Stir in nectar and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with peach slices and basil sprigs.

To make simple syrup: In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered.