Vegetarian 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 staple is built on just three pantry ingredients — water, black tea bags, and sugar — which means it's as straightforward as it is satisfying. The key move here is dissolving the sugar into the hot concentrate before diluting, so every sip is evenly sweet rather than gritty at the bottom. Skipping the squeeze on the tea bags is a small but important detail that keeps the flavor smooth and mellow instead of bitter. Once it's chilled and poured over a heap of ice, a squeeze of lemon or a sprig of fresh mint takes it from simple to genuinely refreshing. It's the kind of drink that disappears fast at a backyard gathering, so you might want to make a double batch.

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