i take 1 and a 1/4 cups sugar mix with 1 gallon of cold water add 14 1oz tea bags, let sit in the sun for 2 to 3 hours and steep inside for 1 hr.

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I use one gallon of water, 8 regular Lipton tea bags and 3/4 cup sugar. Stir the sugar in before adding the tea bags. I take a clothes pin and pin together the bags and hang them over the edge of the tea jar then ***** on the lid. Leave in hot sun for 4-5 hours. Take out the bags, squeezing them first into the jar. Stir it up again and pour over a large glass of ice. This may not be as sweet as in NC/SC or further south. You need a whole cup to get it that sweet. About 6-7 years ago people started to say sun tea may have too much bacteria from sitting out. I’ve never gotten sick and make my tea this way all summer. Good luck.

Stephanie’s Sun Sweet Tea

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Ingredients
1 glass gallon jar with lid
3 family size Lipton Tea bags
1 1/2 c lemon juice
water
ice
Directions
Fill jar to 2 inches from the top with water. Add tea bags. Set jar in the sun for 4 – 5 hours depending on your taste, for a lighter tea, 4 hours, for more tea taste, 5 hours. Add lemon juice and sugar. Stir well to dissolve sugar. Add ice and enjoy!

Submitted by: KOA camper

make sun tea, then add a ton of sugar when it’s finished.

there’s your sun-sweet-tea