Hot Tea Punch

By commercecook

Here's a warming drink for a chilly day.

Ingredients

• 6 cups water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 whole cinnamon sticks
• 8 whole cloves
• 5 tea bags
• 1 1/2 cup orange juice (Use no pulp is you're going to reheat in a perculator.)
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Bring first 4 ingredients to a boil in large heavy saucepan over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Add tea bags.
Cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Using slotted spoon, remove cinnamon and cloves. Add orange and lemon juices.

Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate until ready to reheat.