Blackberry Iced Tea (Paula Deen) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart water
4 family-size tea bags
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup blackberry syrup
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 2 lemons)
Garnish
sliced lemon, blackberries

Preparation

In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add tea bags; remove saucepan from heat, and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags.Pour tea into a 1-gallon pitcher. Stir in sugar, syrup, and lemon juice. Add enough additional water to make 1 gallon. Cover, and chill for at least 4 hours. Garnish with lemons and blackberries, if desired.
Note: Blackberry syrup can be found with pancake syrups in the grocery store.
Prep time includes chill time.