Spiced Tea Glogg

By norsegal8

At glogg parties, children are served a nonalcoholic glogg as they make paper baskets that will be used to decorate the Christmas tree. The baskets will be filled with candy and hung on the tree.

Ingredients

• 3 quarts water
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
• 1 piece fresh ginger, about 1-inch square, peeled
• 5 bags of tea, any variety, or 2 1/2 tablespoons loose tea
• 3 cups orange juice
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 whole lemon, thinly sliced
• 1 whole orange, thinly sliced

Preparation

Step 1

In a large nonaluminum kettle, combine the water, cloves, cinnamon stick, and ginger and heat to boiling. Add the tea. Cover the kettle, remove it from the heat, and let it steep for 5 minutes. Then remove the tea bags or leaves.

In another pan, heat the orange juice, lemon juice and sugar over medium heat, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Pour the hot fruit juice mixture into the spiced tea. Add the orange and lemon slices. Keep hot until ready to serve, but do not boil.