Hawaiian Iced Tea - water

Method

• 1. Heat 4 cups water for 2 minutes on high in a large, microwave safe container.
• 2. Add tea bags to the hot water and allow to steep on the counter for 10 minutes.
• 3. Place the core spears into a large pitcher or decanter. Pour the steeped tea into the pitcher while holding the bags behind.
• 4. Add 4 cups cold water to the tea bags and squeeze to remove any additional steeped tea. Pour into pitcher.
• 5. Fill the pitcher with the remaining cold water until full. Stir.
• 6. Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour. (If you want a truly sweet tea, replace 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup pineapple juice.)
• 7. Serve over ice with a wedge of pineapple for garnish.