Great Tasting Southern Iced Tea With Splenda Food

GREAT-TASTING SOUTHERN ICED TEA (WITH SPLENDA)

Steps:

• Pour the sugar in a 2 quart glass or plastic pitcher. Set aside.
• Place 1 quart water in large pot on stove top burner set on medium-high heat.
• Add the tea bags to water.
• Bring water just to the point where small bubbles begin to form around edge of pot. Do not bring to a full boil.**
• Remove from heat and discard tea bags.
• Pour hot tea in pitcher containing sugar. Mix well until all sugar is dissolved.
• Add one tray of ice (or 14 large cubes). Stir.
• Add water from tap to bring water level to within 4 inches of top of pitcher.
• Refrigerate for about 30 minutes
• ENJOY THIS REFRESHING BEVERAGE!

SOUTHERN SWEETENED ICED TEA

Steps:

• Fill a 2 qt pitcher (that's pitcha in the South) about halfway up with ice.
• Clip the clothespin onto the side of the pitcher and"hang" the tea bags through it (keeps the paper from getting in the tea and makes the bags easier to retrieve- you don't want to be seen with your hand in the pitcher here in the South).
• Pour the sugar or Splenda on top of the ice cubes and now fill the pitcher up with water.
• Let sit about an hour, pull out tea bags and serve.

SOUTHERN SWEET TEA (SUGAR FREE)

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat water to boiling. Add tea bags and steep for 8 minutes. Remove tea bags, and whlie water is sitll hot, add sugar and whisk to dissolve. This is optional, but you can add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to remove the bitter taste of the tea.
• Allow tea to cool the transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate.
• Serve over ice along with lemon wedges.

SOUTHERN SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large glass measuring cup, place the tea bags and add the baking soda.
• Pour the boiling water over the tea bags.
• Cover and steep for 15 minutes.
• Take out the tea bags and do not squeeze them.
• Pour the tea mixture into a 2-quart pitcher; add the sugar.
• Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• Add in the cold water.
• Let cool; chill in the refrigerator and serve over ice.

SOUTHERN SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• In a medium size pan fill 1/2 way with water.
• add tea bags.
• cook on medium heat until comes to a good boil. it will be foamy.
• put sugar in gallon jug (pitcher).
• pour boiling tea over sugar.
• stir well to dissolve sugar.
• add water until jug is full (may not use whole gallon of water).
• stir well.
• pour over ice (i like mine anyway i can get it ice or no ice).
• drink and enjoy!
• I USE RED DIAMOND OR LUZIANN TEA BAGS.

SWEET TEA (MADE WITH SPLENDA)

Steps:

• Boil 2 cups water.
• In the mean time place 3 family sized tea bags into a heat proof pot or container. Add 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
• Pour the boiling water over the tea bags and baking soda. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Carefully remove the tea bags and add 1 cup pourable Splenda (the type that measures equal to sugar). Stir.
• Pour into pitcher.
• Add enough cold water to make 1 gallon of tea.
• Cool in refrigerator.
• Serve with ice.
• Enjoy!