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    Absolutely the Best Southern Sweet Tea

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    • on October 23, 2010

      I love this recipe because you make it and are done. I usually let the tea stepp, then add the sugar, then refridgerate it but I have been wanting to simplify it because it takes so long! I left the tea bags in overnight- too long- so I won't be doing that again! This has a great taste!

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    • on August 31, 2010

      Speaking from experience...from the Deep South Mississippi. It is also important you STEEP the hot tea bags in water before you put in the fridge. Sugar content is right on!! Of course the secret to good sweet tea is dissolving the sugar before refrigeration.

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    • on April 07, 2010

      I'm loving sweet tea and this is really really good. I cut the sugar back to just 1 cup and it was just right. Thanks.

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    • on September 18, 2009

      You make yours similar to mine but I add a couple of cranberry tea bags and mint leaves.. For a great punch check out my veranda tea punch

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    • on September 06, 2009

      This is much better than my usual way of making iced tea. Thanks for a new keeper! I used Splenda instead of sugar which worked just fine.

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    • on August 03, 2009

      Move over "Sun Tea" this is the BEST! Loved this! Just delicious, and brought me right back to my Southern roots! Thanks 2Bleu!

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    • on July 26, 2009

      This was great and really refreshing! I thought it was perfect :) Thanks!

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    • on July 18, 2009

      This is very good tea! My friend made me sweet tea and shared that she boiled the sugar with the tea bags - so I went searching for a recipe like that on the Zaar and lucked out to find it. :) Very nice on a hot summer day!

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    • on July 12, 2009

      Very nice and so good on a hot summr day! Thanks! Made for the Summer Comfort Cafe.

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    • on June 23, 2009

      Really delicious, especially on a 90 degree day! I had never made sweet tea before. My kids seem to love it (I made a decaf version).

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    • on May 25, 2009

      This is the BEST sweet tea recipe! Delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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    • on May 05, 2009

      made this this afternoon for company. My husband does NOT drink tea. Coffee, by the pot, but not tea. I've never seen him drink it before. He got a wild hair and had 2 glasses. Said it was REALLY good. (He added equal packets-2--def not needed, but whatever...) I tried it and have to agree. Recipe is perfect and easy to follow. I love it! Will add to favorites.

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    • on February 19, 2009

      I tried it yesterday and it is the best tea that I have ever made. I love tea but have never been able to get it to taste like the restaurants. This was very easy and satisfying. The family loved it. I made a gallon yesterday and there's only a cup or 2 left. Thanks much.

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    • on August 10, 2008

      Excellent southern Sweet Tea. I cut the recipe in half also to fit my picture. Followed the directions with the exception of replacing the sugar with splenda, adding a slice of lemon and it was perfect. Mine came out much darker than the photos already posted, but it was not too strong for us. Thanks for sharing. Made for SSC Pet Parade

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    • on June 22, 2008

      Cut the recipe in half to fit my pitcher. Have made 6 or 7 batches already and it sure beats spending the moolah on Arizona's Southern Sweet Tea....

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    • on May 30, 2008

      Ok you're right - this is the best sweet tea! Easy, fresh and clear, and just the right amount of sweet - yum! Thanks for sharing your method!

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    • on April 19, 2008

      This was the best tea....e.v.e.r. I did this exactly as the recipe required ~ as a "Hot" day in the mid/April came upon us on the farm. We had the time of our life ~ we were hot, sweaty, and parched. This made such a great, great treat. I added a bit of fresh lemon to the top and we were all set. I grabbed this glass away so I could take a photo of it. Easy to put together, you should follow this exactly....and change nothing :D Made for *Spring Spectacular* 2008.

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    • on March 09, 2008

      Followed your directions exactly and DH agrees, this is the absolutely best southern sweet tea. Thanks!

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    • on February 29, 2008

      Yep, this is how I make my sweet tea, too... and I'm not even from the south! AND, my friends that are from the south all say how much they like my tea because I "know how to make it right" LOL We make a lot and it doesn't last long around here, either!

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    • on January 25, 2008

      I make a pitcher of this about every day. We love it! The only thing I do differently is put the tea bags (only) in my Bunn coffee pot and brew it through, then add to the picture with the sugar and cold water...PERFECTION!

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    Nutritional Facts for Absolutely the Best Southern Sweet Tea

    Serving Size: 1 (676 g)

    Servings Per Recipe: 6

    Amount Per Serving
    % Daily Value
    Calories 171.9
     
    Calories from Fat 0
    %
    Total Fat 0.0 g
    0%
    Saturated Fat 0.0 g
    0%
    Cholesterol 0.0 mg
    0%
    Sodium 12.4 mg
    0%
    Total Carbohydrate 44.4 g
    14%
    Dietary Fiber 0.0 g
    0%
    Sugars 44.3 g
    177%
    Protein 0.0 g
    0%

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