Raspberry Sweet Tea

Ingredients:

• 4 quarts water divided

• 1 1/2 cups compliant sugar

• 10 tea bags

• 12 ounces frozen raspberries thawed

• 3 tablespoons lemon juice or lime juice

Utensils:

• 2 large sauce pans

• large pitcher

• lemon squeezer

• knife

• cutting board

• sieve

• cheese cloth

Instructions:

1. add 2 qts of water to a large sauce pan and set on the stove over high head and bring to a boil

2. once boiling, add 1 1/2 cups of sugar and stir together until dissolved then remove from heat

3. add 10 tea bags to the water and let it seep for 5-8 minutes then discard the tea bags

4. get another large sauce pan and add the remaining 2 qts of water

5. add 12 oz of thawed frozen raspberries to the water and place on the stove over high heat and bring to a boil

6. once boiling, reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes

7. strain out the raspberries and discard

8. pour the raspberry juice into the pot with the tea

9. add 3 tbsp of lemon juice to the tea and let it cool slightly

10. pour the tea into a large pitcher with a cheese cloth set over it to catch any remaining pulp and transfer the pitcher to the fridge until chilled

When you are ready for serving pour the tea into a glass of ice water and add additional lemon juice if necessary.