Iced Tea

[mtmomj]

I'd love to hear how you make iced tea/sun tea. When I make mine there is always too much sugar or not enough. How many teabags do you use? Any specific brand?

[ButtrflyDreams]

Well, my hubby always makes the tea, so I'll have to double check some things with him to make sure I'm telling this right. LOL But I believe we use 4 teabags. I know we use Red Rose tea. I think he puts in 3/4 cup of sugar. That's the pard I have to check on. LOL We make our tea in the coffee maker. That makes it so much easier.

[mtmomj]

I never heard of making it in a coffee maker, makes sense! I'll have to try that next time.

[oldbay]

Several years ago I worked at a place that had offices in the UK. The English are big on tea, and they were surprised to hear of iced tea. I can see them having coronary over the canned Lipton Iced tea, but iced tea made from scratch is quite nice. Snapple, Honest Tea, and others learned that & made a nice niche market for themselves.

I like to make tea the old fashioned way. So to make 2 quarts of iced tea, I add 2 quarts of water to a 3 quart pot, bring the water to a boil, then add 8 to 10 tea bags. I allow the tea bags to steep for 4 minutes then, remove them from the pot, add a cup of sugar, stirring it in (I'm a purest and believe in real sugar), and then let the pan cool. Serve the iced tea over ice with lemon juice or a slice of lemon, lime, and I simply love iced tea with fresh mint.

[Mama Mangia]

For sun tea I use 2 large tea bags (Luzianna makes large tea bags for iced tea) and a gallon of water in a glass jar (the ones with the dispenser on the front for pouring) and refrigerate. I don't let it sit out - I have this thing about bacteria and stagnant water. In a couple hours it is done. If I am out of the big tea bags I just use 6 to 8 regular tea bags.

I use an electric perculator to make my morning tea most of the time - using Lipton or Constant Comment loose tea. I drink a couple cups of hot tea and the rest gets poured into a glass pitcher and refrigerated for iced tea.

The tea is not sweetened until it is poured into my glass and I add lemon or orange slices.

[ButtrflyDreams]

I never heard of making it in a coffee maker, makes sense! I'll have to try that next time.

Yes, it's really very easy. I don't recomend making it in a coffee maker that you've made coffee in though. Your tea might come out tasting like coffee. LOL

[mtmomj]

Thank you all! I will be trying these out!

[Big Daddy's Kitchen]

I like peach-flavored iced tea the best!

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Love Peach Tea best myself Big "D" we just had a thread a while back where we discussed iced tea, I would die without it!!!

[Big Daddy's Kitchen]

I keep plenty of it on hand. It's the only one that I really like. I'll drink regular iced tea, but i LOVED the peach-flavored one far better!!