Russian Tea

Ingredients

• 1½ cups sugar
• Rind of 1 orange
• 5 cups water
• 8 whole cloves
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Juice of 4 oranges
• 1½ tablespoons tea
• 8 cups boiling water

Method

1. 1

   Boil together for five minutes sugar, orange rind, cloves and water—strain and cool.

2. 2

   Place the tea leaves in an enamel or earthenware pot, and pour over them the 8 cups of freshly boiling water.

3. 3

   Steep three minutes, strain.

4. 4

   Mix the tea syrup and fruit juices.

5. 5

   Keep hot until ready to serve.

6. 6

   Add chilled water, or gingerale, and chipped ice.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Waldensian cookery (1957), page 2. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RUSSIAN TEA 1% cups sugar Rind of 1 orange 5 cups water 8 whole cloves Juice of 1 lemon Juice of 4 oranges 11% tablespoons tea 8 cups boiling water

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