Ingredients
- 3 oranges pekoe tea bags
- 4 cups water
- five 5 1/2-ounce cans apricot nectar (about 3 1/3 cups), chilled
- 1/2 cup chilled simple syrup, or to taste
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 cups water
Directions
- Put tea bags in a heatproof pitcher.
- In a saucepan bring water just to a boil and pour over tea bags. Steep tea 5 minutes and remove tea bags. Cool tea and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
- Stir in nectar and syrup. Serve tea over ice in tall glasses.
- In a saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, stirring, and boil until sugar is completely dissolved. Let syrup cool and chill, covered. Syrup may be made 2 weeks ahead and chilled, covered.
- Makes about 2 cups.
