Make Sun Tea: Simple, No-Work Refreshment

Make Sun Tea: Simple, No-Work Refreshment

You know all those things we country folks have grown up doing, that when we mention to a city (or even suburb) person they look at us cross-eyed? Well, making sun tea is one of those things. It’s so simple, and yet many people have never done it. So for all my world-travelling, academia-dwelling, urbanly-hip friends, HERE is the easiest way to make iced tea.

Make Sun Tea: Simple, No-Work Refreshment

Lehman's

You know all those things we country folks have grown up doing, that when we mention to a city (or even suburb) person they look at us cross-eyed? Well, making sun tea is one of those things. It’s so simple, and yet many people have never done it....

Make Sun Tea: Simple, No-Work Refreshment

Ingredients

  • Fresh, cold water

  • 2–3 tea bags

  • Honey, raw sugar, or other sweetener (optional)

Instructions

  1. Fill a glass jar with fresh, cold water, almost to the top.

  2. Place 2–3 tea bags in the jar.

  3. If the tea bags have strings, hang them over the side of the jar.

  4. Place a tight-fitting lid on the jar.

  5. Set the jar outside in a sunny location.

  6. Allow the tea to brew in the sun for 2–4 hours, depending on desired strength.

  7. Bring the jar inside.

  8. Remove the tea bags.

  9. Stir in honey, raw sugar, or another sweetener if desired.

  10. Refrigerate until cold.

  11. Serve and enjoy.

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