The Farmhouse Kitchen: Life doesn't come with a manual; it comes with a mom
May 2025
Makes a 1/2 gallon
Ingredients
- 4 single serving black tea bags (use 2 family size if you like)
- 2 quarts water
- 1 cup sugar
Directions
Bring 1 quart of water to a rolling boil. Turn off the heat and drop in 4 single cup size black tea bags and soak in water for 5 minutes. Pour hot tea over 1 cup of sugar in a heat-proof pitcher. Add 1 quart of cold water and stir. Cool down completely, then chill in fridge before serving over ice.
I learned to make sweet tea in high school home economics class. I didn’t cook much in those days, but the chore of making tea and coffee for supper fell on me. I was thankful to Ms. Hudson in those days for being very specific about how to make it “properly.”
