Thai Iced Tea - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups water
1 cup thai tea leaves
4 cardamom pods, crushed
1 whole clove, crushed
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup sugar
1 cup half-and-half

Preparation

Bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
Stir in tea leaves, cardamom pods, crushed clove and cinnamon.
Cover.
Remove mixture from heat and let steep 5 minutes.
Pour tea through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a pitcher, discarding tea leaves (caution--don't pour hot tea into a glass pitcher as it may break).
Add sugar, stirring until dissolved; cool.
Cover and chill 2 hours.
Serve in a glass over crushed ice.
Top with 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half.