Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2009

Too sweet. Not so much sugar. Very good!

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

Yey! No more cloudy tea! And all it took was a pinch of baking soda? So clear you can see right through it. Using 1/2 cup of Splenda was the perfect sweetness for us and I thank you cookincode3 for sharing your great tip!

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Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

Thanks for the tip! This tea is awesome!!!! I use the family style tea bags, so I used another users suggestion and double the water, use 1/4 tsp. of soda and four family style tea bags. Let it steep and stir in 1 1/2 cups sugar and after sugar melts, 10 cups water. Finally got my tea to where both my husband and I like it.

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

I didn't have regular tea bags; used black orange tea. I also added the sugar to the boiling water, instead of stirring it in later. Came out great!

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FYREHAIR

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2009

Excellent! I boil 7c water, add 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, use 8 family size tea bags, steep for 15 min, stir in 3c sugar, pour in 12 (16.9 oz) bottle water which I put in the fridge before. Since the cold water makes the tea cool fast, I can right away pour it back into 17 bottles to about 1.5 inches below the cap (I also have 5 empty bottles). Freeze them on Thursday night, take them out and head to the beach Sat morning. The frozen tea bottles keep other food cool, and make a great drink. If you only double the recipe, freeze them 1 night will be ok. This is a wonderful recipe. No need to adjust anything, the amount of sugar is perfect. My husband really like it. Thank you very much. A+.

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

This tea is the BEST!!I make almost three double batches every week!! It is just perfect, as I do not like overly sweet tea. Thank you so much for the recipe!! I sprinkle a packet of True Lemon into my glass and pour the tea into that-a perfect tea to lemon ratio!!

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Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2009

SUPER YUMMY!! This really sweet and delicious! I added some lemon slices and it is perfect! It is also super easy!

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2009

Yum! The only problem I had was It was too sweet. I will use less next time. Thanks! :)

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Reviewed: Jul. 11, 2009

I love this sweet tea. It's sweet but not too sweet and that pinch of baking soda makes all the difference. This is my new go to sweet tea recipe.

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

Perfect, even with out the sugar! The baking soda takes the bitter bit away!

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Rosy

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

This is really good. I have made two batches now, the only thing I do differently is, is I make the tea as a sun tea and then just do a simple syrup with the sugar, a little water, and the baking soda. My kids love this.

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Celestia L.

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

I will never buy sweet tea again from the store when it's super easy to make and tastes better! The best part of this is that i can give my kids sweet without the high fructose corn syrup!

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009

Not particularly caring for this recipe. It's a bit inefficient whn one can just leave tea bags in a gallon of water in the sun for 45 mins, add sugar, lemon and ice.

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Reviewed: Jun. 22, 2009

This is the recipe I use now!I've been making it this way for awhile as the baking soda is a must,it really does tone the bitterness down!I recomend trying this!

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Zendi

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2009

This tea is amazing, and is satisfying to southerners and non-southerners alike! Not too sweet, but sweet enough that you know it's sweet tea. The baking soda really keeps it from having a bite. I triple or quadruple the recipe to make it for a large group.

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

I have drank tea all of my life and this is by far the smoothest tea I have ever consumed. So very refreshing on a hot summer afternoon.

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Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

Delicious! Love it. Add more sugar for more sweetness, but just right for me!

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2009

This was SO GOOD! I made the recipe as-is, only I doubled it. Brought it to a picnic and everyone drank it up--fast!

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Katie

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Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2009

Awesome tea! I was skeptical on the baking soda but it really takes any bitterness away. Adjust sugar to suit taste, as written not as sweet as the tea I am used to.

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2009

I'm from the south and thought I knew how to make a great glass of tea and did not know why you would need a recipe it make tea. However, after trying this I'm must admit I'm a fan. This is how I will make my tea from now on. Something about the baking powder make all the difference.

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