Iced Tea Recipes

After yesterday's warm weather, I am craving a summer staple: iced tea. I came across these recipes and can't wait to try them!

~mint iced tea~

ingredients:

• 1 qt water
• 4 family size tea bags
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 bunch mint leaves & lemon slices for garnish

directions:

• bring water to boil in large pot
• remove from heat, add tea bags, cover with lid, and allow tea to steep in water for 20 minutes
• take 1 gallon jug and pour the sugar into the jug and cover with hot tap water. stir sugar to dissolve while tea is steeping
• once tea has steeped, remove lid and tea bags. pour tea into jug with sugar. stir
• place tea bags back into jug. stir tea well, making sure sugar dissolves
• fill jug with cold water to yield 1 gallon
• to serve, pour each glass of tea and garnish with a slice of lemon and mint leaves

~pineapple cherry iced tea~

ingredients:

• 1 gallon water
• 6 tea bags
• 2 jars maraschino cherries
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 cups pineapple juice

directions:

• 
  
  place water and tea bags in a large pot and bring to a boil
• cover and allow to steep for 10 minutes
• remove tea bags
• drain cherry juice into the tea (reserve the cherries for garnishing)
• add remaining ingredients to the tea and cherry juice mixture. stir thoroughly, making sure sugar dissolves completely
• pour into a pitcher and allow to chill completely before serving

{image from here, recipe 1 from here, recipe 2 from here}