Mint Lovers' Tea

• Mint Ice Cubes:
• 4 cups boiling water
• 2 cups fresh mint leaves, crushed
• Tea:
• 5 cups boiling water
• 2 tablespoons loose gunpowder tea
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves, minced
• 3 mint-herb tea bags
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• Mint sprigs (optional)

1. Ice Cubes:
2. Combine water and mint leaves in a medium bowl; cover and let stand 10 minutes. Strain mixture through a fine sieve; discard mint. Pour liquid evenly into 28 ice cube tray compartments; freeze until firm.
3. Tea:
4. Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; cover and steep 10 minutes. Discard tea bags. Strain mixture through a fine sieve; discard mint and tea leaves. Stir lime juice and honey into tea.
5. Serve tea over Mint Ice Cubes. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/mint-lovers-tea (may not work)