classic iced tea

Everybody, myself included, likes to have more than just water, milk, and OJ in the refrigerator to drink... but I just can't justify it! Buying drinks is just SO expensive, especially if it's more often that just as a special treat once in a while. Iced tea is one of those things... it's refreshing, caffeinated, and just good. It's also SUPER EASY to make!

For a gallon, I use 8-10 black teabags. I steep the teabags in boiling water in my largest mug for about 10-15 minutes. (If you want sweetened tea, now's the time to add the sugar, so that it dissolves.) Pour it into whatever you're using for a pitcher (an old orange juice container works well!), and fill the pitcher with filtered water. And that's that!

For a nice twist, add a squirt of lemon juice to your glass.

I've already been drinking mine... gotta wake up somehow!