McDonald's employees, reveal your secret!

[pontifex]

i had it once...once...
never again

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Amused
McDonalds uses the classic southern Sweet tea recipe. That is, brew it hot and strong, and add a cup of sugar per pitcher while still hot Stir, add water/ice till full, and pop it in the fridge

Luzianne is better for sweet tea than Lipton

Yes, that is how we do it. Particularly the Luzianne tea.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Amused
McDonalds uses the classic southern Sweet tea recipe. That is, brew it hot and strong, and add a cup of sugar per pitcher while still hot Stir, add water/ice till full, and pop it in the fridge

Luzianne is better for sweet tea than Lipton

All of these things are true, especially the last one.

Yep. And when I say strong, I mean strong. Like 8 single bags or 3-4 family size bags. Boil in a medium size pot of water. Stir the pot and gently squeeze the bags against the side of the pot. Spoon the bags out, pour the pot in a 2 liter pitcher, add 1 cup of sugar and stir vigorously. Then add ice/water to fill the pitcher.

Now, many places add 1 1/2 cups of sugar. This may be more like the taste at McDonalds. I like just one cup.

Try both and see what you like better.

 

[alchemize]

I'm gonna give it a try Luzianne might be the ticket, I do everything else...

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Amused
McDonalds uses the classic southern Sweet tea recipe. That is, brew it hot and strong, and add a cup of sugar per pitcher while still hot Stir, add water/ice till full, and pop it in the fridge

Luzianne is better for sweet tea than Lipton

All of these things are true, especially the last one.

Yep. And when I say strong, I mean strong. Like 8 single bags or 3-4 family size bags. Boil in a medium size pot of water. Stir the pot and gently squeeze the bags against the side of the pot. Spoon the bags out, pour the pot in a 2 liter pitcher, add 1 cup of sugar and stir vigorously. Then add ice/water to fill the pitcher.

What the hell are you doing giving away our southern secrets? You're profile says illinois!

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Amused
McDonalds uses the classic southern Sweet tea recipe. That is, brew it hot and strong, and add a cup of sugar per pitcher while still hot Stir, add water/ice till full, and pop it in the fridge

Luzianne is better for sweet tea than Lipton

All of these things are true, especially the last one.

Yep. And when I say strong, I mean strong. Like 8 single bags or 3-4 family size bags. Boil in a medium size pot of water. Stir the pot and gently squeeze the bags against the side of the pot. Spoon the bags out, pour the pot in a 2 liter pitcher, add 1 cup of sugar and stir vigorously. Then add ice/water to fill the pitcher.

What the hell are you doing giving away our southern secrets? You're profile says illinois!

LOL!!!

I lived in GA, SC and NC for over 10 years. I'm a SPY!

 

[schneiderguy]

Mcdonalds sweet tea is nasty.

 

[alchemize]

Is there anyone who likes sweet tea, but doesn't like McDonalds sweet tea?

 

[Crono]

Interesting fact from Wikipedia:
"The oldest known recipe for sweet ice tea was published in 1879 in a community cookbook called Housekeeping in Old Virginia by Marion Cabell Tyree, who was born in Texas. The recipe called for green tea. In fact, most sweet tea consumed during this period was green tea. However, during World War II, the major sources of green tea were cut off from the United States, leaving them with tea almost exclusively from British-controlled India which produced black tea. Americans came out of the war drinking predominantly black tea."

 

[Drakkon]

I think Luzianne makes for some darn good sweet tea
Also remember to make simple syrup and not just dump sugar in

 

[mjrpes3]

Originally posted by: Amused
McDonalds uses the classic southern Sweet tea recipe. That is, brew it hot and strong, and add a cup of sugar per pitcher while still hot Stir, add water/ice till full, and pop it in the fridge

Luzianne is better for sweet tea than Lipton

Gonna give Luzianne a shot; have lived my life off of Lipton but want to try something different for my iced tea.

Anyone had the tea in Panda Express? It's a nice blend with a hint of peach. The best tea I've had in a "chain" restaurant.

 

[Q]

I don't drink tea, but there is some kind they sell in stores here in SC from the Beacon, and it's supposed to be very very good.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

When I worked there about 10 years ago it was lipton or luzianne tea ran through a coffee pot with shit loads of sugar.

 

[TonyG]

McD's is pretty damn good, but I prefer mine over theirs...8 lipton tea bags in a quart of water until it boils, then let it steep for 8-10 minutes, add 2 cups of sugar and top off with water to one gallon, well sometimes a little more sugar might be called for.

Now, if I could ever figure out how to replicate my grandmothers sweet tea, and I have tried, the world would be a much better place, err, atleast my world...

Has anyone tried the firefly sweet tea vodka? Now they are on to something there, just need to add another cup of sugar to the bottle and maybe a slice of lemon or two.

 

[Parasitic]

Can't do sweet tea. It's disgustingly sweet. Now the normal tea on the other hand is fine.
I love the summer. 42 oz soda for 79 cents. It used to be 49 then 59 then 69, but oh wells.

 

[Howard]

Boil loose leaf black tea in water. Allow to cool to room temperature. Add ice. Serve with simple syrup or honey.

 

[destrekor]

I love sweet tea. My favorite I've come across is from Raising Canes, a chain based around chicken fingers. My lord, their sweet tea is the best I've ever had made by a corporation. Helps that there chicken fingers are the best ever, and the secret Cane's sauce is omg delicious.
Basically its an amazing place, any of you people with money need to invest in franchising. All fresh food, boxed menus all based around chicken, fries, texas toast, and coleslaw, some combination of those items at least. And the special dipping sauce, which works for the chicken, fries, and toast if desired.

sweet jesus im hungry. All because I had to start thinking about sweet tea, which led me to... damn still hungry. I need to go to bed instead. No Cane's around my hometown, only by my school in this region.

 

[ballmode]

That stuff is so sweet it leaves me more thirsty.

I usually mix it half unsweetened, half sweet.

 

[JohnCU]

my grandma's southern sweet tea is better than heroin

 

[lxskllr]

I hate sweet tea. If given a choice I like it absolutely unsweetened, but I can tolerate light sugar as is in Honest Tea.

 

[CZroe]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Can't do sweet tea. It's disgustingly sweet. Now the normal tea on the other hand is fine.
I love the summer. 42 oz soda for 79 cents. It used to be 49 then 59 then 69, but oh wells.

Unfortunately, that's regional.

 

[geno]

Step 1 : Add approx. 64 oz. of HFCS to an appropriate pitcher or container
Step 2 : Add one (1) thimble full of water

Drink up!

 

[Amused]

Yummy

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: destrekor
I love sweet tea. My favorite I've come across is from Raising Canes, a chain based around chicken fingers. My lord, their sweet tea is the best I've ever had made by a corporation. Helps that there chicken fingers are the best ever, and the secret Cane's sauce is omg delicious.
Basically its an amazing place, any of you people with money need to invest in franchising. All fresh food, boxed menus all based around chicken, fries, texas toast, and coleslaw, some combination of those items at least. And the special dipping sauce, which works for the chicken, fries, and toast if desired.

sweet jesus im hungry. All because I had to start thinking about sweet tea, which led me to... damn still hungry. I need to go to bed instead. No Cane's around my hometown, only by my school in this region.

Yep, Canes is awesome. They *always* screw up my order, but it's still awesome and they're always busy.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: geno
Step 1 : Add approx. 64 oz. of HFCS to an appropriate pitcher or container
Step 2 : Add one (1) thimble full of water

Drink up!

Like said multiple times in this thread, it's real sugar and real tea. You probably wouldn't even be able to tell the difference if they used HFCS anyways.