I recently began to brew my own iced tea. But I missed the flavors that I got with Peace Tea. If you brew your own tea but would like some flavor, I discovered a cool and cheap way to flavor it.
In an 8 oz. glass of chilled tea, put 1 tsp. of sugar free gelatin. I started out with 1/4 tsp. at a time to make sure it was added gradually. But if you want it a bit sweeter, you can add a 5th 1/4 tsp.
I used raspberry today and next is peach, then lemon, blackberry; any flavors I want I can now do. I figure each glass is about .01 for the tea. I get the 100 for $1.00 at the Dollar Tree. It gives me about 18 glasses per 20 bags. It's about .06 for the flavor. Add a .02 packet of generic Splenda and you have a glass of good tea for under .10. It's a good idea not to make this in bulk but by the glass. That way, you drink it before it becomes gelatin, for real!
I used to pay .78 to 1.11 for 3 glasses. N-JOY!
Source: My cousin in Yuma. She used to make Peach Iced Tea for her mom when they had no more "month at the end of the money".
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This is so easy and economical to make that you will find you will always want to have a pitcher of this refreshing drink.
Even easier than sun tea. Put the water into the container it will be served from, a one gallon container, like a sun tea jar or a clean milk jug. If you can't easily put in/take out the tea bags or container, use a large sauce pan.
