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Orange Clove Spice Tea
Orange Spiced Tea
serves 8
8 cups of water
1/2 tsp. whole cloves
1 stick of cinnamon, broken in pieces
9 level teaspoons of black tea
sugar to taste
1/2 cup orange juice
Juice of 2 small lemons
cheese cloth
1. Tie up cloves and cinnamon stick in cheese cloth. Add to water and bring to a boil. Pour onto the tea and allow to brew for 5 minutes.
2. Strain tea; stir in fruit juices and sugar to taste.
3. Place a thin orange slice in each cup before pouring tea.
Note: This tea can be made ahead of time and reheated over a low heat. Do not simmer or bring to a boil.
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Hot Apple Mint Tea
Hot Apple Mint Tea
(makes 5 servings)
1 1/2 cups apple cider
5 tea bags or 5 tsp. loose tea
2 Tbsp. chopped frest mint or 1 tsp. dried mint
2 1/2 cups water
1. In a medium saucepan, bring apple cider and water to a rolling boil.
2. Remove from heat and add tea and mint. Let steep 3 to 5 minutes.
3. Stir. Pour tea through a fine strainer and serve.
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Raspberry Tea & Blackberry Tea
Raspberry Tea
& Blackberry Tea
Fresh raspberries or blackberries, washed and dried
Mint leaves, washed and patted dry
A pot of tea of your choice
Lemon slices
Sugar to taste
1. Make tea. Place a few berries in bottom of each tea cup with 1-2 mint leaves.
2. Pour hot tea over berries and mint. Let sit a few minutes for berry flavor to infuse the tea.
3. Pass sugar and lemon slices. Berries can be broken up and consumed with tea if desired, or removed.
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Hot/Cold Lemonade Tea
Hot Lemonade Tea
Cold Lemonade Tea
(makes 8 cups)
4 cups lemonade
4 cups of strong black tea
Lemon slices
Mint leaves, if desired
1. Heat lemonade until hot. While lemonade is heating, brew 4 cups of strong black tea.
2. Pour tea into lemonade and serve at once, passing lemon slices and mint leaves, if desired.
3. This recipe can also be refrigerated for iced tea.
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Apple Cinnamon Tea
Apple Cinnamon Tea
(serves 6)
4 cups of water
2 cups (16 oz.) apple juice concentrate
2 Tbsp lemon juice
7 level teaspoons of black tea or 7 tea bags
1. Bring water to boil. Steep tea in water for 5 minutes.
2. Strain tea and add apple juice concentrate and lemon juice.
3. Reheat over low heat if necessary and serve.
This apple cinnamon tea can be made ahead of time and reheated over a low heat. Do not simmer or bring to a boil.
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