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Ingredients
- 2 orange pekoe tea bags, Twinings preferred
- 8 bay leaves
- 8 whole green cardamom pods, crushed gently until just cracked
- 1 stick cinnamon, 3 to 4 inches long, cut or broken in half lengthwise
- 2 cups boiling water
Method
- Place the tea bags, bay leaves, crushed cardamom pods, and cinnamon stick in a teapot. Pour in the boiling water, and let the mixture steep for about 2 minutes. Remove the tea bags but let the spices steep 5 minutes more. Strain and serve hot.
- Betty says an additional 1 1/2 cups boiling water can be added to the spice mixture in the teapot as it is drunk, but to me it's missing something (tea). But I will offer that on occasion, I have forgotten to discard the "spent" spices, and brewed another batch of plain tea in the morning, and was pleasantly surprised at how delicious it was with what I assumed were spent spices. And if you ever have any of this elixir left over, try adding it in small proportion to a fresh batch of your own plain iced tea. Its up to you what ratio, but 1:4 will perfume your iced tea in a most delightful way.
- John's note: I like the a subtle cinnamon flavor in this tea, and I have found that there is no need to split the cinnamon stick, as it provides plenty of flavor as is. And it's easier to just leave it whole.
