Lemon Iced Tea

Ingredients:

2 large lemons

1 1/4 cups sugar

2 cups fresh mint leaves,plus more for garnish

6 black tea bags

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Method:

Using a vegetable peeler,remove bright yellow peel from lemons.combine lemon peel and sugar in a medium saucepan with 1/2 cup water and bring to a boil,stirring to dissolve sugar.Lower heat and simmer for 2 mins.Remove from heat and stir in mint.Cool to room temperature;strain

Steep the tea bags in 4 cups of boiling water,covered for 15 mins.Then remove tea bags.stir in syrup,lemon juice,4 cups cold water,and iced cubes.Serve in tall glasses filled with iced and a few mint leaves.