Here it is, after much trial and error I have found a recipe that comes as close as anything you will find.
Boil about a quart and a half of tap water or if you have a Bunn coffee maker, run a pot full of tap water through.
Add the hot water to a gallon pitcher, steep 3 family size bags of tea, Lipton or Luzianne (Lipton is a bit darker) for 5-10 minutes in the hot water.
Add 1/3-1/2 cup of sugar according to how sweet you prefer it and stir well until dissolved (I use 1/3 cup of sugar).
Add 2 tablespoons of lemonade mix and mix well (I use Country Time)
Add cold tap water to fill the gallon pitcher.
McDonald's has not released their recipe on their Sweet Tea. This recipe is a secret to the public so that they can continue to make money off of it.
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The Publix teas are always fresh and well made. I prefer the plain tea myself, and always go to Publix to buy a big jug of it whenever I go to Florida.
Yes. Or you could purchase an actual Sweet Tea Vodka such as Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, Carolina Sweet Tea Vodka, or Hound Dog Sweet Tea Vodka.
A great tulsi tea recipe can be found at http://staysharpwithtea.blogspot.com/2009/04/tulsi-tea-recipe.html. This recipe will provide you with a soothing and delicious tea.
Sorrel is an hibiscus plant, often called Roselle. It's used to make sweet herb tea in parts of Africa.
Milk. The state hospality beverage is sweet tea.
Yes, my dog's name is Sweet Tea.
Good old fashioned sweet tea came from the South!
Sweet tea
Sweet tea is a type of ice tea -- an ultra-sweetened version popular in the U.S. South.
The water in sweet tea is water. It's tea because it has tea in it. The sweetness comes from sugar or high fructose corn syrup. Boil water and sugar together, add a tea bag, pour over ice = sweet tea