Southern Sweet Tea Recipe Luzianne Food

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST SOUTHERN SWEET TEA

Steps:

• Hold tea bags lined up evenly by the strings and make a loop knot to hold them together. Pull off paper and staple (from paper side). Set aside.
• In a one gallon pitcher, add very hot water. Stir in the sugar till dissolved.
• Add tea bags and dunk into water a few times, then leave them in the pitcher. Cover with lid of pitcher and refrigerate.
• Wait until it is very cold (at least 3-4 hours). The flavor changes until it reaches the 'cold' state.
• Drink and enjoy. (I leave the bags set in the pitcher, but recommend taking them out after about 8 hours--- IF it lasts that long! We make 2 pitchers at a time down here in the south. :).

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.

SOUTHERN STYLE SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• Boil about 8 cups water.
• Add 3 family (large) size tea bags and steep for 3-5 minutes. You can also use 8 small regular sized tea bags.
• Mix concentrated hot tea with 1 3/4 cup sugar and stir well in tea pitcher.
• Add cold water until pitcher is full and stir to combine.
• Serve over ice with a garnish of lemon or raspberry.
• *Tip pour some in an ice cube tray and freeze. Keep the pitcher cold in the refrigerator and serve with tea ice cubes to prevent your tea from getting watery on a hot day. :).

LUZIANNE RASPBERRY SWEET ICED TEA

Steps:

• Fill your pot comfortably with enough water, turn to medium heat, add tea bags, and bring to boil.
• Once it has come to a boil, remove from heat and let steep for a couple of minutes.
• Remove bags from water, pour tea in pitcher, add sugar, and stir until dissolved.
• Fill gallon pitcher the remaining way with cold water and stir.
• Enjoy!

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.