Kentucky spiced tea
8 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¼ | cup | Tea leaves |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| 4 | cups | Cold water |
| ⅔ | cup | Lemon juice -- fresh |
| ⅓ | cup | Orange juice -- fresh |
| 12 | cups | Boiling water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Clove |
| 1 | teaspoon | Allspice |
Directions
Put sugar, COLD water, and spices (tied in a bag) in enamel or stainless steel boiler. Bring to a boil 10 minutes. PUT in tea leaves (tied in a bag). Add 12 cups boiling water and juices. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain if desired. You may add lemon slices and cinnamon sticks to each cup when serving.
***** This recipe has been handed down through a Kentucky family for almost one hundredyears.*****
Recipe By :
From: Favorite Fruitcakes By Moira Hodg File