Love Tea

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemongrass, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried lemon grass)
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped (or 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger)
• 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
• 5 cardamom pods, cracked
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 2 cloves
• 1 tablespoon dried peppermint
• 1 teaspoon earl grey tea (or one teabag if you can't find loose tea)
• 1 teaspoon green tea (or one teabag if you can't find loose tea)
• 3 teaspoons honey
• 2 teaspoons rose water
• 4 teaspoons orange blossom water

Directions

1. 1

   Bring 4 1/2 cups of water to boil in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Turn off heat and add the first six ingredients.

3. 3

   Mix lightly, cover and let mixture steep for five minutes.

4. 4

   Add peppermint, Earl Grey and green tea.

5. 5

   Allow to steep another five minutes.

6. 6

   Pour into each mug or cup 3/4 teaspoon of honey, 1/2 teaspoon of rosewater and 1 teaspoon of orange-blossom water.

7. 7

   Strain tea and pour into each mug and stir.

8. 8

   Serve hot.