Drink: Sweetened Tea with Simple Syrup

A classic Southern drink that you can sweetened to your liking.

Ingredients

1 part water
1 part sugar
tea, unsweetened
peaches, for flavor
strawberries, for flavor
raspberries, for flavor
sprig mint, optional

Instructions

Dissolve equal parts sugar with water by boiling the mixture, until it coats your spoon.
To make a flavored simple syrup, cook peaches, strawberries or raspberries with simple syrup. Strain into a pitcher, and add desired amount to your tea, or you can freeze flavored simple syrup in an ice cube tray. Add desired amount of ice cubes to your tea. (This prevents your ice tea from being watered down.)
If you're flavoring your tea with peaches, garnish with a slice of fresh peach and a sprig of fresh mint.

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