If you know me well at all, you know how much I love iced tea.
In 2005, I was in Atlanta, Georgia for the United Church of Christ's General Synod. I had my first taste of real sweet tea and thought it was the greatest thing I'd ever tasted. Fast forward to the summer of 2006, where a certain North Carolina native at Lancaster Theological Seminary's Leadership Academy made a pitcher of homemade sweet tea.
Shortly thereafter, I started making my own. It's one of few recipes I can make without a second thought, probably because I make it so often.
In honor of the near-90 degree weather this weekend (which was my birthday, and was excellent):
Sweet Tea
8-10 tea bags (Luzienne is arguably the most "authentic" brand)
1 cup sugar
4 cups water
1. Boil 4 cups water in a medium saucepan.
2. Remove from heat, stir in sugar and add tea bags. Allow to steep for 20-30 minutes.
3. Add ice to a half gallon pitcher. Pour "sweet tea syrup" over ice, and add water to sufficiently fill the half gallon pitcher.
4 comments:
Happy belated birthday!
In Virginia, sweet tea is the sign that one has left Northern Virginia and entered the South.
Cheers!
ya gotta put your tea thru the Payton-test before you can officially call it "sweet tea"
I WANTTTTT.
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