Special mint tea

25 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1Handful fresh mint
4teaspoons(heaping) loose black tea
cupBoiling water
Sugar
Juice and rind of lemons and oranges

Directions

Place one handful of fresh, washed mint in a 2-quart container and bruise lightly. Add loose tea on top of mint. Pour boiling water over. (Measure water cold and bring to a boil) Cover, steep for 5 minutes and strain.

Makes about 1 quart of concentrate. (This should be refrigerated or frozen until ready for use). When needed, put 1 cup of concentrate in a 2-½ quart pitcher, add ¾ cup sugar and juice and rind of 2 lemons and 1 orange. Add water to fill pitcher.

MRS DAVID HENDERSON (GRACE)

MARVELL, AR

From the book <High Cotton Cookin'>, Marvell Academy Mothers Assn, Marvell, AR 72366, ISBN 0-918544-14-9, downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .