North Georgia Sweet Tea

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Photo of North Georgia Sweet Tea
Prep Time: 5m
Total Time: 15m
Yield: 1/2 gallon

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil and turn off the heat

  2. Add three Lipton teabags and a pinch of baking soda

  3. Steep until dark in color

  4. Remove teabags and discard

  5. Pour into a pitcher

  6. Add sugar and stir until dissolved

  7. Top with water

  8. Let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour

Notes

Let it cool a little bit first if your pitcher is plastic... trust me on that one...

Do NOT add ice to the pitcher. Add ice to the glass. It dilutes the tea.