Southern Iced Tea

Juanita's Southern Sweet Tea Recipe

3 cups boiling water
1 family-size tea bag or 3 regular-size tea bags
1/2 to 3/4 cup sugar or to taste
5 cups cold water
Ice cubes
Pour boiling water over the tea bags. Set aside and let steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags.
In a large pitcher, add sugar and pour warm tea over sugar; stirring until sugar is melted. Add 5 cups cold water and stir until well mixed. Cool and serve in tall glasses over ice.
Yields 1/2 gallon.