Spiced Iced Tea

**housewife** · 08-10-2007 08:58 PM

Measure 3 tablespoons of tea into pot. Pour in 2 cups boiling water. Add 3 inches stick cinnamon and 1 teaspoon whole cloves tied in a bag. Cover. Steep 5 minutes; stir. Strain tea into a pitcher, return spices to tea. At once, add 2 cups cold water. Cool to room temperature. Remove spices. Stir in 1/2 cup orange juice, 1/4 cup sugar. Chill - pour over ice. Makes 4 1/2 cups of tea.

**housewife** · 08-10-2007 09:11 PM

7 tea bags
1 sm. can frozen lemonade
1 sm. can frozen limeade
1 c. sugar
Fresh mint

Bring 1 quart water to a boil. Add 7 individual tea bags (the minute the water comes to a boil remove from heat and put in tea bags). Set aside to steep for 7-8 minutes, remove tea bags. Fill a one gallon container half full of cold water. To cold water add cans of lemon and limeade. Mix thoroughly, add sugar to taste (about 1 cup). Stir until dissolved. Taste. Add mint.

**housewife** · 08-10-2007 09:19 PM

3 cups water, boiling
4 tea bags
1/3 cup honey
3 cups apple juice

Steep tea bags in hot water for 5 minutes. Strain out tea bags, and stir in honey and juice. Mix until honey is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.

**housewife** · 08-10-2007 09:24 PM

4-inch piece fresh gingerroot
6 cups water
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup sugar
Zest of 2 lemons, removed with a vegetable peeler
1 cup fresh lemon juice
Garnish: Lemon slices

Peel gingerroot and cut crosswise into thin slices. In a medium saucepan boil water, gingerroot, honey, sugar and zest, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Remove pan from heat and steep "tea", covered, 45 minutes. Uncover tea and cool completely. Remove gingerroot and zest with a slotted spoon and discard. Transfer tea to a pitcher and stir in lemon juice. Chill tea, covered, until cold
Serve tea over ice in tall glasses and garnish with lemon slices.