Cookout

Southern Style Sweet Tea takes several minutes to prepare.

Southern Style Sweet Tea takes several minutes to cook.

Southern Style Sweet Tea makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Southern Style Sweet Tea are:

1 pinch baking soda (a pinch is the amount you can grab between your thumb and first two fingers; a small pinch would just be your thumb and index finger. I had to google it to be sure lol.)
2 C boiling water
6 tea bags (I used a variety of black teas)
3/4 C white sugar
6 C cold water

Here is how you make Southern Style Sweet Tea:

Put the baking soda in a pitcher and add the boiling water and tea bags. Cover and steep for 15 minutes. Discard tea bags and add sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved, add cold water and refrigerate or pour over ice. Makes about 2 quarts.Serving Size: Makes 8 servings (1 cup=serving size)Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOYFULONE525.

The nutritional information for Southern Style Sweet Tea is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 74.9

• Total Fat: 0.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 0.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 19.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.0 g
• Protein: 0.0 g