Arnold Palmer Drink

Stir together 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup of sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove the sugar syrup from the heat, pour into a shallow container, and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.

Halve and juice 5 lemons, then pour the juice through a sieve to catch any seeds.

Pour the cooled syrup into a large jug. Add the lemon juice and 3 cups of cold water. Stir until well mixed.

Boil the water in a kettle. Secure the strings of the three black tea bags to the edge of a large pitcher with a clothespin for easy removal. Pour the boiling water over the bags and let them steep for 5-8 minutes, depending on how strong you like it.

Remove bags and discard. Stir 2 cups of sugar into the hot tea if you're using it right away; use 1 cup if you're refrigerating it later. Skip the sugar altogether if you want to use unsweet tea.

Fill an 16-ounce highball glass almost halfway with ice (roughly 8 large ice cubes).

Rinse and thinly slice a lemon, then cut each slice in half. Remove any seeds. Put 4 lemon slices in the glass.

Pour in the hot sweet tea until the glass is 3/4 full (about 8 ounces), then pour the homemade lemonade on top (about 4 ounces).

Stir gently with a long-handled spoon, then garnish with a half of a lemon slice on the rim. Add a mint leaf and one or two paper straws. Serve immediately.