Southern Style Sweet Tea

For 1 gallon:
8 regular size Luzianne or Lipton tea bags or 3 quart-sized bags

1 1/2 quarts of water

1 3/4 cups sugar*

Tie tea bags together and remove "flags".
Place water & tea bags in 2 quart sauce pan and bring to a rolling boil.
While tea is cooking, place sugar in pitcher.

THIS IS THE CRITICAL STEP FOR MAKING GOOD TEA
When tea has reached a full rolling boil, take off the heat and let sit for 5
minutes
THEN add to sugar while tea is still hot. Stir until sugar is disolved.

Add cold water to fill remainder of pitcher.
Serve over ice with a lemon slice.

This recipe is for those dear souls who weren't raised "Southern" or who
live north of Kentucky and are unfamiliar with the joy of a tall glass of cool crisp tea on a hot day.