4 - 6 - regular sized tea bags
10 - cups water (2 1/2 quarts)
1 - cup granulated sugar or your preference
Ice cubes
lemon slices, orange slices & fresh mint, optional
Place tea bags into a clean 3 quart clear glass jar. Make sure to leave the paper tags on the outside of the jar. Add the water and screw on the lid. Let the jar of tea stand in direct sunlight for 3-4 hours or until the tea reaches the desired strength. Remove the tea bags and discard. Add sugar to suit your taste, then serve over ice. Refrigerate any leftover tea. Use within 2 days. The longer you let the tea sit outside the darker it will steep. Your preference will tell you exactly when to bring it in. Keep in mind sun tea is not as strong but more mellow than regular iced tea.
The best choice is a glass sun tea jar with a metal screw-top lid. Gallon size glass jars can be hard to find. So if you cant find a galloon glass jar, a variety of glass jars will work to make sun tea. Any recycled juice or food jar, a large Mason jar, or any other jar that can be closed securely will work.
I like to use regular and Earl Grey tea mixed. I make mine in a gallon sized jar with 6 regular bags and one Earl Grey. Yummy. :)
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