Southern Spiced Tea Recipes

SOUTHERN SPICED TEA

Steps:

• Add boiling water to tea, steep 5 minutes.
• Strain (remove tea bags).
• Make a syrup by boiling the sugar, cloves and water.
• Add this syrup and fruit juices to the tea.
• Serve hot or cold.

FRIENDSHIP TEA (SPICED TEA MIX WITH TANG)

Steps:

• Combine instant tea, Tang mix, lemonade powder (such as Country Time), and spices in a bowl, plastic bag or other container.
• Pour the spiced tea mix into a blender or food processor and blend until the tea mix becomes a fine powder. This step is optional, however, it's recommended.
• Store the spiced tea mix in a 16 ounce mason jar or other sealed container. Double the recipe to fill a 32 ounce mason jar.
• To serve, combine 2-3 teaspoons of friendship tea mix and 8 ounces boiling water. Adjust according to taste.
• Stir and enjoy

HOT SPICED TEA (TANG-BASED, AKA RUSSIAN TEA)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients thoroughly. A food processor makes this effortless, but I managed with a blender for years, and have even stirred it together by hand when necessary-- although it's not quite as pretty when done that way.
• To enjoy: stir 2-3 heaping teaspoons into a mug of hot water and adjust to suit your own taste. Ahhh!
• This mix starts to harden in the jar after six months or so, so drink up! Servings and Yield are approximations only.

SOUTHERN SPICED TEA RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour the boiling water over the tea and cinnamon. Steep for 10 minutes. Strain the tea and add the remaining ingredients. The tea can be served hot or cold. This recipe yields 8 servings. Serving size: 1 cup. Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Carbohydrate. Nutrition Facts: Calories 63; Calories from Fat 0; Total Fat 0g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 1mg; Carbohydrate 16g; Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 16g; Protein 0g.

FRIENDSHIP TEA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine instant tea, lemonade powder, orange drink mix, cinnamon and clove. Mix well and store in an airtight container.
• To serve, Put 2 to 3 teaspoons of mix in a mug. Stir in 1 cup of boiling water. Adjust to taste.

HOT SPICED TEA FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Steps:

• Pour water into a pot; add cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags to water and set aside to steep until the tea is to your preferred strength, at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard cloves, cinnamon stick, and tea bags.
• Stir orange juice, sugar, pineapple juice, and lemon juice together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir the juice mixture until the sugar dissolves completely. Pour juice mixture into the spiced tea; serve hot.

INSTANT SPICED TEA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Store in an airtight container. , For one serving: Pour 1 cup boiling water into a mug; stir in 1 tablespoon tea mix until dissolved.