Constant Comment Extra Special Tea

• 1 -2 constant comment tea bag (or equivalent amount of loose tea)
• 1 sprig fresh lavender
• 1/2 teaspoon rose water, to taste
• half-and-half (rich or richer or richest) or heavy cream (rich or richer or richest)
• sugar, to taste (your choice honey, raw sugar, brown sugar, etc.)
• Garnish
• whole mint leaves or whole lemon verbena leaf
• lavender flowers
• orange slice (small, thinly cut slices)

1. Boil water for tea. Place the tea bags (or loose tea in a tea strainer) and sprig of lavender in the teapot and pour in water.
2. Brew for about 5 minutes then stir in the rose water.
3. Pass the cream, the sugar bowl and a plate of orange slices around to flavor the tea.
4. If desired, float a few mint leaves, lemon verbena leaves or lavender blooms in each teacup.
5. Servings are estimated.

fresh lavender, rose water, richer, sugar, mint, lavender flowers, orange slice

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/constant-comment-extra-special-tea-486331 (may not work)