- 2 to 3 cups of sugar (depending on
your sweet tooth)
- 2 packets orange kool-aid mix
- 1 or 2 packets lemon kool-aid mix
(depending on your sour tooth)
- 1/2 cup instant tea
- 1 or 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Get out a large dry bowl. Measure the
sugar into the bowl. Open up the kool-aid
packets and add them to the sugar. Stir well
with a wire whisk or a clean dry fork. Add
the instant tea, cinnamon and cloves. Stir
again to mix well. This makes about 4 3/4
cups of mix. Store it in a well sealed
container.
To Prepare: Combine a tablespoon of
Spiced Tea Mix with hot water in a cup or
mug. Stir to dissolve. Serve hot.
Be sure to use the small fruit flavored soft
drink (kool-aid) packets, the ones without
any sugar added. I buy an off brand at 10
for a dollar. The name brand ones are about
a quarter each. Regular recipes for Russian,
or Spiced tea usually call for lemonade mix
and Tang. I developed this recipe using the
same flavors, but without the higher priced,
sugar added, mixes. Use your own sugar, and
save a bundle. This mix may be packaged in
small plastic bags and given out as a gift
at Christmas. Be sure to include
instructions on how to prepare it.
Note: I prepare this recipe with 4
cups of sugar and 2 packets of lemonade mix
which makes it very sweet. When I make a cup
of it for myself I add a large dash of
bottled lemon juice for flavor and tang. The
rest of my family prefers the tea plain and
sweet. I note this for reasons other lemon
lovers will understand, especially if they
have been subjected to over sweetened lemon
concoctions as often as I. The extra dash of
lemon juice gives this beverage just the
right amount of "pucker". It tastes
especially good on a sore throat.
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