| 1 | Place tea in a coffee filter in a drip cone. |
| 2 | Preheat carafe with boiling water; discard water. |
| 3 | Pour 6 ounces boiling water per serving into cone and let it drip through. |
| 4 | Transfer brew to another container, then pour back through filter. |
| 5 | Repeat until tea is deep red in color, a total of 4 to 6 times. |
| 6 | Sweeten tea to taste with sugar or condensed milk. |
| 7 | Fill tall glasses with ice cubes and add tea to fill glasses halfway. |
| 8 | Add milk or half-and-half and stir. |
| 9 | Variation: the tea may be brewed in a teapot, but it will still need to be filtered through a paper filter or a very fine nylon strainer. |
| 10 | Preheat pot with boiling water and allow to steep 6 to 8 minutes before straining |
