Sweet Tea

(Makes 1 gallon)

Materials
Gallon pitcher
Pan
Measuring cup
Mixing spoon
Tall glasses and ice

Ingredients
Water
14 Lipton tea bags (Personal size, not family size)
Two cups sugar
Pinch of baking soda

Directions

1. Heat roughly 1/3 - 1/2 of a gallon of water to boiling
2. Place 14 tea bags into the water and boil them for 5 minutes.
3. At the same time, pour two cups of sugar, 1/3 gallon of water (the colder, the better), and a pinch of baking soda into the pitcher. Stir until the tea is finished boiling.
4. When the tea has finished boiling, pour the tea into the pitcher, stirring the entire time. Squeeze any remaining tea from the bags and pour into the pitcher.
5. Fill the pitcher up to 1 gallon with cold water.
6. Cover and wait for the mixture to cool to room temperature.
7. Fill glasses with ice and pour in tea. Wait for the ice to melt a bit (roughly 5-10 minutes) to dilute the tea a bit. (Otherwise, it will be too sweet.)
8. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I did not dream up this recipe on my own. I got aspects of it (particuarly the baking soda part) from another website that I cannot yet remember...