Russian Tea (non-tea)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cups water (divided)
• 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
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
• 2 remove from heat, then stir in ground cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, and ground cloves.
• 3 allow mixture to steep for 10 minutes.
• 4 prepare frozen orange juice concentrate according to the directions on the can.
• 5 dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 1 cup of water, and stir into spice mixture.
• 6 mix in orange juice, lemon juice, and 5 cups water.
• 7 heat through.
• 8 serve with a garnish of orange zest.