Spearmint Iced Tea
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
2 quarts
ingredients
- 2 quarts water, divided
- 7 regular-size tea bags
- 12 sprigs spearmint
- 3 lemons, zest of
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 cup fresh lemon juice (approximately 8 lemons)
directions
- Bring 1 quart water to a boil in a medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat and add tea bags, mint and zest.
- Let these ingredients steep for 15 minutes and then strain into a 2-quart container.
- Stir in sugar and lemon juice.
- Add 1 quart water.
- Continue stirring until sugar has dissolved.
- Cool and serve over ice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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