10 cups water, divided (6cups for tea bags, 2 cups for berries, 2 cups cold water)
8 family sized tea bags tags removed
12 oz bag of frozen raspberries(24 to 30 frozen berries reserved for garnish)
1 ¼ cupsugar (additional¼ to ½ cup of sugar may be added for a sweeter tea)
1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
Bring 6 cups of water to boil
Add tea bags to the water, remove from heat and steep for 5 to 7 minutes
Remove tea bags
Add sugar to hot tea mixture and stir to dissolve
Pour hot tea mixture into a pitcher and add 2 cups cold water
Bring the remaining 2cups of water to a low boil
Add frozen berries, minus the berries for garnish
Simmer berries for 5 minutes
Pour the berry juice through a screen sieve into the tea mixture
Chill in the refrigerator until cool
Serve over ice with reserved berries for garnish
Notes
Chill the glasses for an extra special touch.Garnish with fresh berries, lemon wedges, or even mint leaves.Dislike watered down tea? Pour some of the tea into an ice cube tray, then serve over “iced tea.” You can even freeze fresh mint sprigs in the ice.