Sweet Texas Tea

Well I am from Texas and in honor of National Iced Tea Day (US), I will share some sweet Texas tea! We like it sweet. 

Boil 6 regular size plain Lipton Tea bags. Let steep a minute or two (my grandmother used Lipton loose tea). Pour into a large tea jar or pitcher. Add 1 cup sugar (yep, it’s too sweet to be healthy), stir until sugar is dissolved. Fill with water. Lemons are optional, although a lot of Southerners do take lemons, I do not.

Serve it in the largest glass you can find because we do everything big in Texas and that includes our iced tea glasses. My husband has on many occasions requested that I, “just put it in that big jar,” (usually a wide-mouth 32 oz Mason jar). It goes down fast in the hot Texas weather in a large family. Every day, my grandmother made two large sun-tea sized jars, that’s how much iced tea we went through in a day! Pick your favorite yard chair and enjoy!