Russian Tea I

5 Reviews

“This is a fragrant hot beverage tailor-made for the holidays. The scent of cloves and cinnamon will perfume your home.” - by Cynthia

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/3 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup white sugar
2 (6 ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate
1 1/2 lemons, juiced
8 cups water
1 tablespoon orange zest

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

In a large saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Remove from heat, then stir in ground cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, and ground cloves. Allow mixture to steep for 10 minutes.
Prepare frozen orange juice concentrate according to the directions on the can.
Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of water, and stir into spice mixture. Mix in orange juice, lemon juice, and 5 cups water. Heat through. Serve with a garnish of orange zest.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
188 cal
9%

Fat
0.2 g
< 1%

Carbs
48 g
15%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Jan. 3, 2004

"Why Russian? Why Tea? We don't have such tea in Russia... But! If instead of water you use RED WINE and instead of frozen orange juice you use slices of fresh orange, it will become a recipe of GLOGG ..." See more- the warm fragrant wine. All you need to do is warm up the wine with the spice mix, sugar and oranges. Right before it starts boiling, remove from the heat and serve!"

YBRICK423

Dec. 9, 2003

"Where is the tea??..." See more"

seamist7

Dec. 3, 2008

"I grew up enjoying a similar recipe. Instead of water we used weak tea. I now make with green tea and honey as the sweetner to taste, but much less sweet than I had as a kid. Don't know about authenti..." See morecity, but this is good with added rum also. "

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