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Fresh Mint Tea
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 10 Minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
11/2 cups loosely packed fresh spearmint leaves
1/3 cup sugar
2 1/4 -inch-thick orange slices (do not peel)
6 whole cloves
2 orange pekoe tea bags
Directions:
1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan.
2. In another saucepan, combine the spearmint leaves, sugar, orange slices, cloves and tea bags. Carefully pour the boiling water over the tea mixture and let it steep for 3 minutes. Stir to dissolve the sugar, and then strain the tea into a small warmed teapot or other serving vessel. Serve hot.
3. Photograph by Anna Williams
By RecipeOfHealth.com