One of my favorite summer time drinks is iced tea made with tea. As a child, my mother would buy instant iced tea mix which I could not acquire a taste for.
Several years ago, I decided to learn how to make iced tea using tea, not an instant iced tea mix. I found many recipes in my research and settled on this variation from epicurious website using empty pint-size glass jars with lids which have been cleaned.
1 tea bag
16 ounces or 1 pint water either cold or at room temperature
Lemon juice, optional
Sugar, optional
Place tea bag in cleaned empty pint-size glass jar. Pour water into jar covering tea bag. Affix lid to jar and place in refrigerator for at least 1 ½ hours.
Remove jar from refrigerator. Pour tea into glass or serving pitcher, diluting with water and adding lemon juice or sugar to taste, if desired.
On left: jar ready to be put in refrigerator for cold brew tea.
On right: cold brew tea ready to be served.
