Russian Tea (All Natural) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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6 cups cold water
1 cinnamon stick
6 whole cloves
4 black tea bags (0r a generous tablespoon of loose tea)
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup sugar, more to taste
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
Preparation
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Bring water, cinnamon stick and cloves to a boil in a medium saucepan; remove from heat and add tea.
Steep, covered, for 5 minutes. Strain and discard the tea leaves and whole spices.
In a small saucepan, heat orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and nutmeg. Warm until the sugar dissolves.
Add the juice mixture to the tea. Taste and add more sugar if desired.
Reheat (don't boil!) and serve.
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