Recipe for Texas Iced Tea from the Tex-mex section.
Texas Iced Tea6 tea bags or 2 large tea bags Water 1 cup granulated sugar (optional) Heat 1 quart to boiling 1 quart water in saucepan. Remove from heat; add tea bags, cover and let steep for 30 minutes. Pour into 1 a gallon pitcher. Add sugar, if using, then fill pitcher with cold water. To make sun tea, fill a 1 gallon glass jar with cool water. Add 6 tea bags and place in direct sunlight. Leave in sunlight until desired color (strength) is obtained (reddish brown) - about 2 to 3 hours. Do not leave in the sun too long (over 4 hours) as mixture may become bitter.
We hope you enjoy your freshly made Texas Iced Tea. This recipe came from Tex-mex's, if you'd liked this recipe, there may be many others you'll find delicious as well.
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