Mint And Lemon Iced Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 cups water, divided
2 1/4 cups sugar
9 mint sprigs
5 family-size tea bags
1.5 (6 ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
lemon slice (garnish)
mint sprig (garnish)

Preparation

In a large pot over high heat bring 12 cups water to a boil. Remove from heat.
Add sugar, mint and tea bags, stirring until sugar dissolves. Steep for 1 hour. Discard tea bags and mint.
Stir in lemonade concentrate and remaining water (4 cups).
Pour into pitchers and chill for at least 3 hours before serving.
Serve over ice and garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs.