Iced Sun Tea

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 small orange pekoe and black tea bags
• 3 small flavored herbal tea bags (fruit, rose hip or hibiscus flower are great)
• 1/2 fresh lemon (optional)
• 1/2 fresh lime (optional)
• honey, amount to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 remove any tags from the tea bags (prevents dye from leeching into the tea) and place them in the bottom of a clear, glass, 1/2 gallon pitcher.
• 2 fill with cold water , add lemon and lime and cover with plastic wrap or lid (keeps gnats and other creepies out).
• 3 place outdoors in the sun (can do out of the sun as well, but takes just a bit longer).
• 4 allow to brew for 5-6 hours or until it is as dark as you like (warmer weather brews it faster).
• 5 remove tea bags and fruit and serve tea over ice, sweetened with honey if desired (mix it in while tea is warm).
• 6 tea will keep about 6 hours, after which the quality decreases rapidly.