3: This article shall be inoperative unless it shall have been ratified as an amendment to the Constitution by conventions in the several States, as provided in the Constitution, within seven years from the date of the submission hereof to the States by the Congress.
7 Answers 7. Tea bags will be fine for at least a year in the pantry, but even long after that, they're still safe to consume. They just might change colour or flavour. If your tea has an expiration date then it's just for best quality, not safety. I've personally found tea bags sitting at the back of the pantry that were more than 3 years old, the packaging had even started to fade, and the tea was still fine. I just had to steep it for a little longer.
The general rule of thumb is one tea bag per cup, or eight ounces, of tea; however the type of tea you use and how you brew it may require more or less. Experiment with the different methods of brewing iced tea using the initial recommended number of tea bags then add or remove a bag based on your taste preferences.