Spicy Iced Tea Recipe
Ingredients
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Whole Cloves | 6 | |
| 4 whole allspice | ||
| Cinnamon stick pieces | 4 | |
| 3 tablespoons tea or 3 to 5 tea bags | ||
Directions
Combine all ingredients except tea in a saucepan.
Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Cover tightly and simmer 20 minutes.
Strain, cool, and chill thoroughly.
Bring 2 cups freshly drawn cold water to a full rolling boil in a saucepan.
Remove from heat and immediately add the tea; stir.
Let tea steep 5 minutes.
Stir and strain into a pitcher containing 2 cups cold water.
(Remove tea bags, if used, and omit straining.) Blend in the spiced syrup.
Pour into ice-filled glasses.
Serve with thin slices of lime or lemon.
Stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Cover tightly and simmer 20 minutes.
Strain, cool, and chill thoroughly.
Bring 2 cups freshly drawn cold water to a full rolling boil in a saucepan.
Remove from heat and immediately add the tea; stir.
Let tea steep 5 minutes.
Stir and strain into a pitcher containing 2 cups cold water.
(Remove tea bags, if used, and omit straining.) Blend in the spiced syrup.
Pour into ice-filled glasses.
Serve with thin slices of lime or lemon.
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