# Sweet Tea

A refreshing sweet tea recipe perfect for a hot summer's day.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 12 bags Lipton Black Tea bags
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 pinch baking soda
- 9 cups Water
- Lemon Juice
- lemon slices

## Instructions

1. Bring 5 cups of water to a boil in a pot.
2. Add 12 Lipton Black Tea bags and a pinch of baking soda to the boiling water.
3. Steep the black tea for about 8 minutes.
4. In a glass pitcher, combine 1 cup of sugar with the steeped tea mixture.
5. Pour the sweetened tea into a large glass jar filled with ice.
6. Add lemon slices to the jar.
7. Dilute the tea with 4 cups of water and a half squeeze of lemon juice.
8. Chill the tea.
9. Serve over ice.

## Equipment

- pot
- large glass jar
- glass pitcher

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQSGoWq/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/52a14934-d9df-4487-9a2e-586e3cd967fe
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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