Microwave Sweet Tea
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
12 cups
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- 1⁄8 teaspoon baking soda
- 5 family-size tea bags
- 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup sugar
directions
- Add 3 cups of water to a 4-cup microwave-safe measuring cup, preferably with a handle.
- Add baking soda (or just a small pinch to prevent cloudiness or bitterness).
- Add tea bags.
- Microwave on high 7-8 minutes.
- Add sugar to 1 gallon pitcher.
- Pour the tea into pitcher on top of sugar, squeezing tea bags gently.
- Mix tea and sugar at the bottom of the pitcher.
- Allow to sit for approximaltey 10 minutes.
- Stir.
- Fill gallon pitcher with water.
- Stir well.
- May serve immediately over ice but even better chilled a while in the fridge (best chilled until next day or overnight).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Queen Puff
Chocowinity, North Carolina