Iced Coffee

Submitted by:  June Shockley
Food Network's Pioneer Woman,Ree Drummond, made this iced coffee, and it is to die for.  Please, please give it a try.  You can easily cut the recipe in half so it fits nicely in a gallon pitcher.

Perfect Iced Coffee

Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground Coffee (good, Rich Roast)
• 8 quarts Cold Water
•  Half-and-half (healthy Splash Per Serving)
•  Sweetened Condensed Milk (2-3 Tablespoons Per Serving)
•  Note: Can Use Skim Milk, 2% Milk, Whole Milk, Sugar, Artificial Sweeteners, Syrups...adapt To Your Liking!

Directionss   (Adapted from Imbibe Magazine)

• In a large container, mix ground coffee with water. Cover and allow to sit at room temperature eight hours or overnight.
• Line a fine mesh strainer with cheesecloth and set over a pitcher or other container. 
• Pour coffee/water mixture through the strainer, allowing all liquid to run through. Discard grounds.
• Place coffee liquid in the fridge and allow to cool. Use as needed.

To make iced coffee, pack a glass full of ice cubes. Fill glass 2/3 full with coffee liquid. 

If you are naughty you may want to add the following:

• Add healthy splash of half-and-half. 
• Add 2-3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk (can use plain sugar instead) and stir to combine. 
• Taste and adjust half-and-half and/or sweetened condensed milk as needed.  Ree likes about 2 tablespoons of sweetened condensed milk.  A real treat and so much cheaper than going to a coffee shop.