Truly Orange Orange Pekoe Tea
Ingredients
boiling water
8 cups water
4 to 8 strips ( 3-inch each) {orange peel}, bitter pith removed
12 whole cloves
9 teaspoons loose {orange pekoe tea}
2 to 4 orange slices, to garnish
4 {cinnamon sticks} (3-inch each)
honey to taste
8 cups water
4 to 8 strips ( 3-inch each) {orange peel}, bitter pith removed
12 whole cloves
9 teaspoons loose {orange pekoe tea}
2 to 4 orange slices, to garnish
4 {cinnamon sticks} (3-inch each)
honey to taste
Directions
Heat a serving teapot with boiling water. While the serving pot is warming, boil 8 cups of water for making tea.
Stud the orange peels with cloves. Place a clove-studded orange peel at the bottom of each teacup.
When the serving pot is thoroughly warmed, discard the warming water and place 1 teaspoon of loose tea per cup into the teapot. Add 1 additional teaspoon for the pot.
Pour 3 to 5 minutes. Pour the tea through a wire mesh strainer into cups garnished with an orange slice and serve with cinnamon stick on the side. Sweeten if desired.
Stud the orange peels with cloves. Place a clove-studded orange peel at the bottom of each teacup.
When the serving pot is thoroughly warmed, discard the warming water and place 1 teaspoon of loose tea per cup into the teapot. Add 1 additional teaspoon for the pot.
Pour 3 to 5 minutes. Pour the tea through a wire mesh strainer into cups garnished with an orange slice and serve with cinnamon stick on the side. Sweeten if desired.
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Preparation Time: 10 min
steep 5 min
Cook Time: 5 min
Servings: yields 8 1-cup servings or 4 2-cup servings
Recipe By: Carolyn Quick Tillery
From: The Military Wives' Cookbook
Used with permission of Cumberland House Publishing