Memo’s Sweet Tea

Té Dulce de Memo

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 gallon

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My South Texas Kitchen: Traditional Recipes And Modern Tips

By Yvette Zuniga Jemison

Published 2022

  • About

Memo Anita made a fresh pitcher of sweet tea every day, and it was perfect for quenching your thirst in the scorching Texas heat. This syrup-like tea is even more refreshing after being chilled and served over an ice-filled glass. Her method for making tea adds the sugar during the boiling process, and the tea has a nice long steep. This results in a dark, rich tea that tastes like it was sweetened with simple syrup. Memo always added lime juice picked from her lime tree in