Iced Tea Or Lemonade Recipe
Sweet or unsweet tea cups and ice are not included.
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Ingredients
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For Sweet Iced Tea
For Unsweet Iced Tea
For Lemonade
Method
For Sweet Iced Tea
- 1
Boil Water
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil over medium heat.
- 2
Steep Tea
Once the water is boiling, remove it from heat and add the 4 black tea bags. Let them steep for about 5-7 minutes, depending on your taste preference.
- 3
Add Sugar
Remove the tea bags and stir in 1 cup of sugar while the tea is still warm. Mix until fully dissolved.
- 4
Cool Tea
Allow the tea to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled.
- 5
Serve
Serve the chilled sweet tea over ice and garnish with lemon slices if desired.
For Unsweet Iced Tea
- 6
Boil Water
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 cups of water to a boil over medium heat.
- 7
Steep Tea
Once the water is boiling, remove it from heat and add the 4 black tea bags. Let them steep for about 5-7 minutes, depending on your taste preference.
- 8
Cool Tea
Remove the tea bags and allow the tea to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled.
- 9
Serve
Serve the chilled unsweet tea over ice and garnish with lemon slices if desired.
For Lemonade
- 10
Juice Lemons
Squeeze 1 cup of fresh lemon juice from the lemons. You can use a juicer or simply squeeze by hand.
- 11
- 12
Chill Mixture
Refrigerate the lemonade until it is chilled.
- 13
Serve
Serve the chilled lemonade over ice.
