Mint-Tea Lemonade

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"For mom"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 2 quarts

ingredients

• 4 cups cold water
• 3 regular-size mint-flavored herbal tea bags
• 3⁄4 - 1 cup sugar (to your taste)
• 1 quart refrigerated lemonade (freshly made or store-bought)
• 2 lemons, quartered and seeded

directions

1. Bring 2 cups water to a gentle boil in a small saucepan.
2. Add in tea bags; remove pan from heat, cover, and steep for 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, place the sugar in a 2-quart container.
4. When the tea is ready, remove the tea bags without squeezing them; pour the tea over the sugar; stir until the sugar is dissolved.
5. Add in the remaining 2 cups water; let cool 10 minutes.
6. Pour in the lemonade, then squeeze the lemon wedges into the mixture; put the rinds in, too; stir to blend.
7. Chill until very cold; serve over ice.