OLD FASHIONED SUN TEA WITH DEBBIE'S STRAWBERRY SYRUP

• 1 STRAWBERRY SIMPLE SYRUP...
• 3 cup sliced strawberries
• 1 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 a fine mesh strainer
• 2 medium sauce pans
• 1 GREEN ICED TEA...
• 2 green tea bags or black tea if you prefer
• 6 cup cold water
• 1/4 cup homemade strawberry syrup
• 1 ice
• 1 glass jar large enough to hold 6 cups of water with a lid

1. DEBBIE'S STRAWBERRY SYRUP...
2. place strawberries and water in one sauce pan, bring to a boil
3. reduce heat to medium and simmer 20 minutes, skimming any foam that rises to the top
4. strawberries will have lost most of their colour and water will be a deep pink/red, remove from heat
5. place strainer over second sauce pan, pour strawberries into strainer allowing liquid to drain clear into sauce pan
6. don't press or mash berries into the strainer...this will cloud the syrup
7. place liquid over heat, add sugar and bring to a full rolling boil, boil 3 - 4 minutes stirring frequently to dissolve sugar completely
8. reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes more, skim off all foam to keep syrup from clouding
9. allow to cool pour into glass container and refrigerate
10. GREEN ICED TEA...
11. place 6 cups of water in jar, add tea bags put lid on and set out in the sun
12. allow tea to steep in the sun several hours
13. when tea is steeped, remove tea bags, stir in 1/4 cup strawberry syrup serve over ice

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Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/338671-old-fashioned-sun-tea-with-debbies-strawberry-syrup (may not work)