Alpha Gal Friendly Southern Sweet Iced Tea

Few drinks capture the spirit of a long, lazy afternoon quite like a tall glass of sweet iced tea, and this recipe is the real deal. It starts with a simple concentrate — boiling water, steeped black tea bags, and sugar dissolved while everything is still hot — so the sweetness is perfectly integrated rather than gritty at the bottom of the glass. Alpha-gal syndrome can make navigating packaged beverages and flavored drinks tricky, since mammalian-derived additives can hide in surprising places, but this recipe keeps things completely clean with just water, tea, and cane sugar. No hidden dairy derivatives, no gelatin, no mystery flavorings — just three honest ingredients you can verify yourself. The optional lemon slices and fresh mint take it from backyard classic to something that feels genuinely refreshing and a little fancy. Steep the bags without squeezing them (a key step to avoid bitterness) and you'll have a pitcher that tastes like it came from a Southern grandmother's kitchen.

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