Texas Tea

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 2 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 quarts water
• 1 family size tea bag
• 15 -20 lemon drop candies
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves, crushed slightly
• sugar, to taste

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil in a large pot.
• 2 add tea bag, lemon drops, and mint leaves.
• 3 turn off the heat and let steep as long as you prefer (i usually only let it steep about 15 minutes).
• 4 when tea has reached desired strength, remove tea bag and mint leaves.
• 5 at this point, you may stir in some sugar, if desired- as much or as little as you prefer.
• 6 chill and serve over ice.
• 7 note:if you prefer, you may leave tea unsweetened initially and add sweetener by the glass as it is served.
• 8 however, adding sweetener when the tea has freshly brewed will dissolve the sugar better.