Sweet Tea

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• recipe Sweet Tea
  Lorraine Fort Collins, CO 12-09-2009

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  Fabulous!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  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!Read more

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  Anonymous 09-03-2008

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  Sweet!!!

  Rated: 3 stars out of 5

  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.Read more

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  Erik Savannah, GA 08-09-2008

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  What???

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  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.Read more

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  Anonymous 07-30-2008

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  Make the simple syrup

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  The simple syrup is really quite good.

• recipe Sweet Tea
  Ryan Arlington, MA 07-19-2008

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  Solid tea recipe

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  A good, solid recipe for making ice tea. Instead of using a quart of room-temp water, I weigh 2 pounds of water and ice... (which comes out to a quart) so it cools down faster. @"Way too sweet": You should think before dumping 5 CUPS OF SUGAR into 2 quarts of tea. What were you thinking!!! The 5c. sugar/3c. water is a formula for a large batch of simple syrup, some of which you will use to sweeten the tea. Add as much sugar as you like, but for heaven's sake, don't add all of it! @"WHAT???": Too many ingredients? What are you smoking? The ingredients are water, tea, and sugar. Add lemon and mint if you like. What's complicated about that? Your recipe is just as complicated. The fact that you use tea bags shows you're not the tea expert you think you are. Orange Pekoe or better grade loose tea leaves is far superior to the fannings and dust put into tea bags. Just boil water, add tea leaves, remove tea leaves, add cool water/ice and sugar. How hard is that? In fact it's the SAME METHOD as yours except this one uses loose leaves and sugar syrup. You could add the sugar straight to the hot tea (like your recipe) with the same exact result, but the syrup allows guests to sweeten their own tea to taste. We like to keep lots of sugar syrup on hand, it allows us to sweeten all sorts of cold drinks (tea, coffee, mixed drinks, etc.) and the syrup will dissolve into the drink (unlike sugar).Read more

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  Anonymous 04-09-2008

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  WHAT???

  Rated: 2 stars out of 5

  why on earth does it take so many ingredients to make a pitcher of tea? I live in Georgia, and have lived all over the south... for my entire life. NEVER EVER in my life have I seen someone put so much mess in their tea. It's ridiculous. Take 2 family sized tea bags. Place them in small sauce pan. add about 3 cups of water. Bring to simmer then turn it off. Add 1 to 2 cups of sugar, depending on taste. Pour into serving pitcher over ice. Add water to fill the pitcher. Add more ice and stir. Then pour it into your cup and drink. SIMPLE. No fuss, no muss. Alton...darlin', I think you just went a little too crazy on this one. I normally love your recipes...but I'm just not sure what to think at this point.Read more