How To Make Sweet Tea

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English 12 27 September 2011 How to Make Sweet Tea Are you tired of making drinks that require too many ingredients? If you are, then you need to try making some southern sweet tea. Once you have mastered this easy and wonderful art, you will never drink anything else again. The first step in making sweet tea is picking the right brand for you. You should go to a grocery store and choose the flavor tea you would enjoy. Make sure to get the quart size tea bags. Tea is very inexpensive, so it won’t be harsh on your budget. Once you are home from the grocery store, the second step is making sure that your kitchen has the necessary equipment for making the sweet tea. Find a two-quart pitcher and a deep cooking pot. Next, find a long-handled plastic spoon, a stove, sugar, water that is either tap or filtered, and an ice cube tray full of ice. Then, you are ready to go. Third, you need to get all your ingredients and your equipment together. Then, take the cooking pot and fill it approximately half way full with water. Place the pot on the stove, and turn it on to around medium to medium-high heat. Open your new box of tea. Remove two tea bags from the box and place them into the pot. Let the contents come to a boil, and let it continue to boil for about seven minutes. Finally, take the pitcher and set it inside the sink. This is so if any of the tea is spilled, it will not make a mess all over your counter. Add two even cups of sugar into the pitcher before adding the tea. Next, go make to stove top and turn it off. You then remove the pot and carry it to the sink, being very careful because the tea is extremely hot. Then, cautiously pour the tea into the pitcher. Once the you have gotten all the tea into the pitcher, continuously stir the tea until the sugar is completely dissolved. When you have finished stirring, if the pitcher is not full you may then

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