Mom's Russian Tea

Nothing powdered or instant here. Just pure natural flavors to sip on a cold winter day. Smells great while it's brewing too. Vitamin C never tasted so good!

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 129 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup lemon juice
• 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 9 cups water, separated
• 4 family-size black tea bags (such as Lipton®)
• 6 cloves whole cloves, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large stockpot. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags and return pot to medium heat.

Step 2

Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a separate pot. Add sugar; stir well until dissolved. Pour mixture into the stockpot with the tea. Add pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, and lemon juice. Stir.

Step 3

Put cloves in a tea ball and place into the stockpot with the tea-juice mixture. Cook for 10 minutes; do not boil. Turn heat down to very low; let simmer until flavors blend, 15 to 20 minutes more.