Southern Sweet Tea

From several Internet sites

8 regular sized tea bags

2 cups cold water plus plus more to fill pitcher

1 cup of sugar

Place two cups of water in pat and add the tea bags. Bring to a boil, do not continue boiling. Remove from heat and let steep (about 5 minutes). Pour warm tea into an empty pitcher. Add the sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Fill remaining pitcher with cold water.