Ingredients
- 1-ounce loose black tea
- 1 quart hot water
- 1 quart room temperature water
Simple Syrup:
- 5 cups sugar
- 3 cups cold water
Directions
Infuse loose tea into hot water for 4 to 5 minutes. Strain tea into room temperature water. Sweeten with simple syrup if desired.
For simple syrup, in a small non-reactive pot combine 5 cups of sugar and 3 cups of cold water. Slowly bring to a boil and add 6 sliced lemons and a few sprigs of fresh mint. Remove from heat. Allow to cool 10 minutes and strain.
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By lorraine.kirsch...
Fort Collins, 44
on December 09, 2009
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I love this tea. It's just what I needed. I was a little confused as to how much syrup to use, but one can only guess.... it's like sweeting your coffee: EVERYONE'S DIFFERENT! Thanks, Alton! You are a genius!
By jhydorn_11029620
Columbia, SC
on September 03, 2008
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The recipe seemed simple, but it was unclear with regards to how much syrup to add. Like the Yankee I am, I added the whole batch of simple syrup and then had to spit out my first sip! Whoa, too sweet. If I didn't have to dilute my tea with 2 other batches, this recipe would have earned 5 stars.
By psuhorticulture...
Savannah, GA
on August 09, 2008
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This is some mighty fine sweet tea... I read all the reviews with all these people asking what was Alton thinking with all the simple syrup going in the tea... if you can READ, he tells you to use the syrup to sweeten the tea as DESIRED, not dump it all in. Anyways... READ directions and don't use all the syrup...
Enjoy... I did.
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