Orange Iced Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 oranges
4 cups boiling water
5 tea bags
ice cube
honey or brown sugar, to sweeten

Preparation

With a vegetable peeler, peel each orange in a continuous spiral, removing only the outer colored layer of peel.
In a large pitcher, pour boiling water over the tea bags and orange peel. Cover and steep 5 minutes. Remove tea bags. Chill tea mixture with peel in a covered container.
To serve, remove the peel and pour iced tea over ice cubes in tall glasses.
Sweeten to taste with honey (or brown sugar). Garnish with orange slices and fresh mint leaves, if desired.