Todd'S Russian Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 teaspoons whole cloves
    2 cinnamon sticks
    1 1/2 - 2 cups white sugar
    1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
    1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
    15 teaspoons loose tea (or 3 family-size teabags)
    5 quarts fresh preferably bottled water
Preparation
    Place 3 qts of water in a large pot, and add cloves and cinnamon sticks.
    Bring water to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 25 minutes.
    Remove from the heat and place a mesh tea-infusion basket of tea (or 3 teabags) into the pot. Steep tea for only 5 minutes.
    After removing the tea-infusion basket or teabags, add sugar to the pot and stir until it dissolves.
    Add cans of concentrate, plus 2 qts of water.
    Bring the whole mixture up to temperature and serve hot.
    This tea refrigerates well for a few days with the cloves and cinnamon sticks removed. Always serve hot, though.

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