Beef Free Southern Sweet Iced Tea

Few drinks capture the spirit of a long, lazy afternoon quite like a tall glass of sweet iced tea. This classic Southern version is built on just three pantry staples — water, black tea bags, and sugar — so there is nothing standing between you and a perfectly chilled pitcher. The key move here is dissolving the sugar directly into the hot concentrate, which gives you that silky-smooth sweetness all the way to the bottom of the glass rather than a gritty surprise. Skipping the squeeze on the tea bags is a small but brilliant detail that keeps the flavor clean and mellow instead of bitter. Once it's cooled and poured over a mountain of ice, a few lemon slices and fresh mint turn it into something that looks as good as it tastes. It's the kind of drink you make once and then find yourself making every single week.

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