Todd's Russian Tea

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 1/2-2 cups white sugar

• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate

• 1 (12 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
• 15 teaspoons loose tea (or 3 family-size teabags)
• 5 quarts fresh preferably bottled water

Directions

1. 1

   Place 3 qts of water in a large pot, and add cloves and cinnamon sticks.

2. 2

   Bring water to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 25 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove from the heat and place a mesh tea-infusion basket of tea (or 3 teabags) into the pot. Steep tea for only 5 minutes.

4. 4

   After removing the tea-infusion basket or teabags, add sugar to the pot and stir until it dissolves.

5. 5

   Add cans of concentrate, plus 2 qts of water.

6. 6

   Bring the whole mixture up to temperature and serve hot.

7. 7

   This tea refrigerates well for a few days with the cloves and cinnamon sticks removed. Always serve hot, though.