8 cups water, divided
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 tea bags
Juice of 4 lemons*
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon almond extract

* Or use 8 tablespoons lemon concentrate.

Boil 6 cups water and sugar for 10 minutes.

In a separate pan combine an additional 2 cups boiling water with tea bags. Steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and mix with water-sugar mixture. Add the juice of lemons, vanilla extract and almond extract.

Serve hot or iced.

Yields 8 servings.