Andra's Sweet Tea - How To Make Sweet Tea

low fat & low calorie recipe
Southerners swear by their traditional sweet ice tea and drink it by the gallons. In the South, ice tea is not just a summertime drink, it is served year round with most meals. When people order tea in a Southern restaurant, chances are they will get sweet ice tea.

Andra Cook, a friend and co-author of my first cookbook, makes delicious sweet tea using a sugar substitute in place of some of the sugar. You will definitely love this sweet tea!

Check out Linda Stradley's History of Ice Tea and Sweet Tea.

Also check out Juanita's Southern Ice Tea and more great Beverage Recipes

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Andra's Sweet Tea Recipe - How To Make Sweet Tea

5 cups water, divided
2 regular-size tea bags
Pinch baking soda
2 (1 grain each) Saccharin tablets*
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups cold water
Ice cubes

* A white crystalline powder having a taste about 500 times sweeter than cane sugar, used as a calorie-free sweetener.

Bring 3 cups water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags and baking soda; let steep 1 minute and then remove tea bags. Add remaining 2 cups water.

In a large pitcher, add saccharin tablets and sugar. Add warm tea and stir. Add additional 3 cups cold water and stir until well mixed. Cool and serve in tall glasses over ice.

Yields 1/2 gallon.