Almond Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups cold water, divided
9 regular-size tea bags or 3 family-size tea bags
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
3 lemons, juice of

Preparation

In a saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a gentle boil.
Add the tea bags; cover and remove pan from the heat source.
Steep for 10 minutes.
Take out tea bags and don't squeeze them.
Pour the tea into a 2-quart pitcher.
Add in the sugar; stir until dissolved.
Add in the vanilla, almond extract, and lemon juice; stir to mix.
Add the remaining 6 cups of water and stir.
Let tea cool to room temperature, then chill in the refrigerator.
Serve in glasses over ice.