Orange Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 Tbsp. orange pekoe tea
3 (2 1/2-inch) strips orange rind
2 c. fresh orange juice
1/2 c. lemon juice
sugar to taste
3 c. ginger ale
8 thin orange slices

Preparation

Pour 4 cups boiling water over the tea leaves and orange rind in a heat-proof bowl and let the mixture steep for 10 minutes. Strain the tea into a pitcher; add the orange juice, the lemon juice and the sugar, stirring until the sugar is dissolved and chill the mixture.
Add the ginger ale; pour the mixture into tall glasses filled with ice cubes and garnish each drink with one of the orange slices.
Makes 8 drinks.