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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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I have not tried this yet but it sounds lovely. It came from the Iced Tea book by Fred Thompson. Since Russian tea has cinnamon in it you could add a cinnamon stick to the infusing process. Ingredients:
6 cloves |
8 cups cold water |
9 regular sized tea bags |
1/2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice |
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice |
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
Directions:
1. Combine the cloves with two cups of water in a small saucepan.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from heat and let cloves steep for at least 45 minutes, preferably 1 hour.
3. Bring two cups of the remaining water to a gentle boil in a small saucepan.
4. Add the tea bags, cover and remove from heat.
5. Let steep for 5 to 10 minutes.
6. Remove tea bags with out squeezing them.
7. Squeezing them will release more tannins into your tea and make it bitter.
8. Strain the clove water into a 2 quart container.
9. Add the steeped tea, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar.
10. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
11. Add the remaining 4 cups of water and stir to combine.
12. Let cool.
13. then chill and serve over ice.
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