15-Minute Iced Tea

I love ice tea and we drink a lot of it.

Most of the time I have tea leftover in
my teapot that has cooled.

I use that for iced tea. But that doesn't
keep up with the demand in the summer.

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That's when I need to brew a big Pyrex jug
of tea. But that takes a while to cool. 

If you pour it over ice too soon, the ice melts
 and I get watered down iced tea....not good.

So, I've found a short-cut.

Fill the container with only 2 C of boiling water
 and the usual amount of tea bags. I use two
tagless bags. Then let it steep for about
10 minutes until it's nice and dark. Give it
 a stir then remove the tea bags.

That keeps it from getting bitter.

Here you can add 2-6 T sugar if you like.
More if you really like sweet tea.
Stir to dissolve the sugar.

I don't use sugar anymore.

Now, fill the container the rest of the
way with cold water, about 6 C.

Stir tea and pour into ice filled glasses.

Viola!
As easy as boiling water.
Cost per 1/2 gallon of iced tea is 2-4 cents!!
Cost per 1/2 gallon if you buy ready made tea
is $2.59!! versus 4¢
Big Savings Tip
Always buy tagless bags.
100 tagless teabags = $1.59
(sometimes on sale for  99 cents)
100 taged teabags = $3.09
Why are you paying as much for tags as
for the tea? CRAZY!
Even better when you get BOGO.
then I get 200 teabags for about $1.00.
Save big bucks!
Spend it on something more tea, 
not more tags.

Cheers!