Mint Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 tea bags
1 3/4 c. sugar or to taste
handful mint tips or 1 rounded tsp. mint flakes
juice of 3 lemons (with the rinds)

Preparation

In a large crockery pitcher, place tea bags, sugar, mint tips or mint flakes and juice of lemons with the rinds.
Pour a teapot of boiling water over this and let stand until cool.
Strain into a gallon pitcher.
Be sure to re-squeeze lemons and add enough water to make a gallon.
Serve over ice.