How Do You Make Southern Style Iced Tea?
Forget that powdered and instant garbage! True satisfaction and quenched thirst comes from fresh, homemade iced tea made with this time-honored traditional method that has its roots in the US South. Fill the 2 quart saucepan halfway with water and bring it to a boil. Don’t boil the teabags, but let the boiling subside slightly after taking it off the heat. Add four family-sized tea bags to the water. Make sure they’re family sized because it would take sixteen standard teabags to provide the same yield. Allow the tea to steep for about five minutes, giving an occasional gentle stir. Also, tea bag selection is important. Make sure you’re using black pekoe or just plain black tea. Luzianne is a good brand to use for iced tea. Remove and discard the tea bags, then add approximately 1 cup of sugar, give or take 1/4 cup to taste. If you’d like to use an artificial sweetener, I recommend a saccharin-based sweetener. Since it’s more concentrated than table sugar it can take as little as 1/4 c
