Mint Tea

By contessawannabe

Ingredients

• 11/2 cups loosely packed fresh spearmint leaves
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 -inch-thick orange slices (do not peel)
• 6 whole cloves
• 2 orange pekoe tea bags

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions
Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan.

In another saucepan, combine the spearmint leaves, sugar, orange slices, cloves and tea bags. Carefully pour the boiling water over the tea mixture and let it steep for 3 minutes. Stir to dissolve the sugar, and then strain the tea into a small warmed teapot or other serving vessel. Serve hot.