Ice Tea

Pour steeped tea into a pitcher. Add the sugar. Add the lemon juice. Stir, taste for adjust for sweetness. Note: Before you add the lemon juice (fresh squeezed is mandatory), the tea should taste quite bitter, undrinkable alone. Once you add the lemon juice it turns colour, (the lemon juice seems to bleach it) and then add sugar until you're happy with the taste. Variation: My technique is to put the grated rind in a metal sieve (one with really tiny holes), place the sieve on top of a large measuring cup or pitcher that holds 8.5 cups of liquid, and pour the hot, strong tea mixed with the lemon juice and sugar through it, and repeat several times.