Texas Tea

Submitted by Carolejeddy

"Growing up I spent summers in Texas with my grandparents and my Granny used to make mint tea all the time. I never got her recipe, but after trial and error I have found that this is pretty close. Everyone who has tried it has loved it; see if it suits you!"

 

• Ready In: 24hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 24 tea bags (Lipton, Salada, whatever is on sale)
• 1 bunch of fresh mint
• 0.5 (12 ounce) container frozen lemonade concentrate
• 1 cup sugar (use more or less, depending on your taste) or 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute (use more or less, depending on your taste)
• 1 gallon cold water (a little less)
• 1 gallon glass jar

directions

1. Tie the mint leaves together and place them in the bottom of the jug.
2. Tie the tea bags together and place them on top of the mint bunch.
3. Fill jar with cold water.
4. Place you jar in a sunny spot for one or two days.
5. Remove the tea bags and mint, squeezing excess liquid back into the jar.
6. Add sugar or Splenda and frozen concentrate, stirring well to dissolve.
7. Chill thoroughly and enjoy!
8. Cooking time is brewing time.