Russian Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. orange juice
16 tsp. loose tea
4 qt. water
1/2 c. lemon juice
2 tsp. whole cloves
4 sticks cinnamon
2 c. sugar

Preparation

Make tea with 2 cups boiling water.
Let steep 5 minutes. Strain tea.
Pour rest of water, tea, orange juice, lemon juice and sugar in a 6-quart saucepan.
Mix thoroughly.
Put cloves and cinnamon into a spice bag.
Break them up by beating with handle of knife or similar object.
Tie top of spice bag; add to tea mixture. Cook over medium heat until steamy.
Do not bring to a boil.
Leave spice bag in tea 1 to 2 hours, depending on how spicy you want the tea.
Serve tea hot.