Can you believe we are now in day 4 of our Wedding in Jars Extravaganza! Time flies! Well today I have a super simple idea for you. How about giving Sweet Tea Concentrate in a Mason Jar as a Favor? Very novel and who doesn’t enjoy a tall ice cold glass of Sweet Tea every now and again! With every minimal supplies and our pretty little Free Printable Tags…you will have a great favor that is inexpensive and you know will get used!!! So sit back…enjoy a cup of Sweet Tea and check out this quick and easy project!
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All you are going to need is some jars…tea bags…sugar…fresh lemons and our Free Printable Tags!
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Once you have your Sweet Tea Concentrate made…pour it into the size jar of your choice and then add your Free Printables and you are ready for the giving!
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If you would like…you can also string the direction tags on! We have one for a LARGE Pitcher 1/2 a gallon+ or for a Tall Glass of Tea…it’s up to you which you would like to use!
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Now all you have to do is make the Sweet Tea Concentrate! You can use these as favors at a Wedding…a Shower…a Rehearsal Dinner or any other favor for any other occasion! CHEERS!
- 1 Fresh Lemon
- 2¼ cup of Sugar
- 4 cups of Water
- 12 Tea Bags (You can use whatever is your favorite, Black Tea, English Breakfast Tea, Early Grey, and of course any other flavor Tea Bag you would like. But for the traditional Sweet Tea a nice Black Tea or Breakfast Tea is perfect
- ⅓ cup of Fresh Lemon Juice
- Zest you large lemon and then squeeze the lemon for it's fresh juice.
- In your saucepan combine the sugar and water together.
- Bring it to a boil over medium heat.
- Once the mixture comes to a boil...lover your flame and simmer (stirring occasionally) 5-10 minutes (making sure that the sugar is dissolved)
- Remove from heat and add your tea bags and lemon zest or rinds (your choice)
- Allow to brew 12 minutes (no more because the tea will become bitter)
- Strain your Tea and Lemon Zest
- Return to pan and add your Lemon Juice.
- Allow to cool completely.
- Now it is time to fill up your jars and seal them tightly.
- Store in the fridge for best results.
- Cheers!
Now it is time to hop on over and see what my friends have been up to!!! ENJOY (I know you will : )
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This is so fabulous – pinned!
Do I have to add the lemon? I do not like lemon in my tea!
I’ve been wanting to try this and found your recipe. I had a friend that made this and hers was super!
Linda
Hi there my friend! How are you and I am so sorry I am late answering this! No… you don’t have to add lemon if you don’t like it… it will just be very sweet without the lemon zing! Sure hope you enjoy it and it cools and refreshes you during the hot months ahead! Sending wishes for a fabulous day filled with all things wonderful! Hugs!
Hello Linda… I don’t know what happened… I thought that I had answered this a week ago and I am seeing now that it might not have gone through and for this I apologize! If you don’t like lemon… simply don’t add it 🙂 Sure hope you enjoy some sweet tea on a hot Summer’s Day! Sending hugs and wishes for a wonderful day!