Want the best iced tea you ever tasted at a fraction of the cost?  A few summers ago, I picked up an iced tea at Dunkin Donuts-- it was fresh made and my wife and I were convinced it was time to start making it ourselves.

I make two quarts at a time-- here is how to do it . . .

Here's what you need:

• 2 quarts of water
• 5-6 tablespoons of sugar
• 5 tea bags
• 1 lemon
• Plenty of ice
• 1 dash of honey

Here's what to do:

• Put two quarts of water and 5-6 tablespoons of sugar (more or less if you like) into a saucepan and bring to a boil
• Carefully pour the hot sugar water into the container, put 5 tea bags into the container, add the dash of honey, cap it and shake twice
• Let it sit for 5 minutes, then remove the tea bags (mine go to the compost pile)
• Chill in the refrigerator
• Serve with ice and sliced lemon in tall glasses

The taste is unbeatable.  The personal satisfaction of making it yourself isn't bad either.

As for saving money-- the kids love iced tea and we were going through plenty of mix.  Mix costs about $5 to make 20 quarts (10 containers) or 50 cents per container.  Making fresh costs $3 for 100 Lipton tea bags which makes 40 quarts (20 containers) or 15 cents per container (adding sugar brings it up to about 20-25 cents).

Enjoy.

This post originally appeared on DaddyCooksQuick.com, here is the link to the original post, How to Make Your Own: Homemade Iced Tea.

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DDFD believes that self reliance and self sufficiency are the roads to individual freedom and he is an advocate for personal privacy.  He is dedicated to living a quality life through frugality, personal growth and productivity, and defensive entrepreneurship.  He also enjoys cooking from scratch and fishing.