Kentucky Spiced Tea
Source of Recipe
Favorite Fruitcakes By Moira Hodg and debhereford at rc
Recipe Introduction
***** This recipe has been handed down through a Kentucky family for almost
one hundredyears.*****
List of Ingredients
1/4 c tea leaves
2 c sugar
4 c cold water
2/3 c lemon juice -- fresh
1/3 c orange juice -- fresh
12 c boiling water
1 ts nutmeg
1 ts cinnamon
1 ts clove
1 ts allspice
Recipe
Put sugar, COLD water, and spices (tied in a bag) in enamel or stainless steel boiler. Bring to a boil 10 minutes. PUT in tea leaves (tied in a bag). Add 12 cups boiling water and juices. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain if desired. You may add lemon slices and cinnamon sticks to each cup when serving.
Yield: 8 Servings