Fruit Flavored Tea Mix Recipe
Ingredients
2 oz. dried pineapple or papaya, finely chopped
2 teaspoons dried lemon peel
1 cup Earl Gray tea leaves or orange pekoe tea leaves
Directions
In small bowl, combine all ingredients; mix well.
Store tea mixture in small jar with tight fitting lid.
To brew tea, fill pottery or heat resistant teapot with boiling water; let stand to warm pot.
Meanwhile, heat 6 cups cold water to boiling; keep hot. (Do not use copper, brass or iron pot to heat water.)
Pour out water in teapot.
Add 1 teaspoon tea mix for each 3/4 cup water to be added to teapot.
Immediately pour boiling water into heated teapot over tea mix.
Steep 3 to 5 minutes.
Strain to remove tea leaves.
Store tea mixture in small jar with tight fitting lid.
To brew tea, fill pottery or heat resistant teapot with boiling water; let stand to warm pot.
Meanwhile, heat 6 cups cold water to boiling; keep hot. (Do not use copper, brass or iron pot to heat water.)
Pour out water in teapot.
Add 1 teaspoon tea mix for each 3/4 cup water to be added to teapot.
Immediately pour boiling water into heated teapot over tea mix.
Steep 3 to 5 minutes.
Strain to remove tea leaves.