Nothing instant or powdery here. A frigid winter day calls for nothing more than pure natural flavors. Great aroma even while it’s brewing. Never has vitamin C tasted so wonderful!
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 10 |
| Yield: | 10 cups |
Ingredients
- 9 cups water, separated
- 4 family-size black tea bags (such as Lipton®)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 6 cloves whole cloves, or more to taste
- 2 cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Feel free to adjust sweetness to your liking. I’ve not found a substitute like stevia, nectars, etc., that have not changed the overall flavor to where we still like it. This is how our family prefers it.
- You can substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon for the cinnamon sticks.