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Cake day: June 16th, 2023

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  • If it’s the USA, then “iced tea” may actually mean “sweet tea” (an American South tradition), which is often prepared something like this:

    • bring 1/2 gallon (1.9L) water to a boil
    • place 8 large black tea bags in a 1 gallon (3.8L) pitcher
    • pour boiling water over the tea bags in the pitcher
    • steep 10-15 minutes, then remove tea bags from the pitcher
    • add 1 dry cup (220g) granulated sugar
    • stir the slurry until sugar is dissolved
    • fill the pitcher to the top with ice cubes
    • wait 20 minutes for ice to chill and dilute the tea, gently stir again
    • serve

    It may be a stronger tea, but so much sugar gets added (probably 3x what would be used to sweeten tea served hot) that you typically don’t notice any bitterness.