Steep tea bags with baking soda for 10 minutes, remove bags, stir in sugar until dissolved, then cool. Store in a mason jar or glass jar in the refrigerator up to 7 days. How to Use Sweet Tea ...

Sugar is sugar, right? Not necessarily. There's a reason why some sugars work better as coffee/tea sweeteners than others do. Here's one to avoid.

Stir until the sugar is dissolved. (Adding the hot tea to the cold sugar water, rather than the other way around, helps keep the tea clear and preserves its flavor.) Step 4: Serve over ice.

This recipe for blackberry smash sweet tea is sweetened with homemade ginger simple syrup and mashed fresh berries for a refreshing summertime sip.