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1. Use fresh, cold water and good quality tea leaves or bags. You can use all types of teas to make iced tea: black, green, white, herbal - all taste great when iced. Bring water to boil and pour over tea bags. One teabag per 1 cup (250 mL) water.

2. Iced teas should be brewed strong. Brew for 8 to 10 minutes.

3. For the strongest iced tea, make a second batch of tea and place in ice cube trays. Freeze. Use these cubes for the tea. Allow the tea to cool to room temperature before pouring over ice cubes (one-part ice for one part tea). You can, of course, refrigerate tea, but it may turn cloudy.

4. If you want to sweeten your tea, you can simply add sugar until dissolved, but making a sugar syrup is a better bet. It infuses better with the tea. To make a sugar syrup combine 1 cup (250mL) water with 1 cup (250mL) sugar in a pot. Bring to boil and boil for 5 minutes. Cool. Stir in enough to slightly sweeten tea.

5. Garnish with a lemon wedge or, if you wish, mint.