Tea with Jam

• 5 rounded teaspoons (or tea bags) of good black tea, like Assam, Darjeeling, or Keemun (or English Breakfast tea)
• Fruit preserves, such as strawberry, raspberry, cherry, lingonberry, or black currant
• Sugar, optional
• Small wedges or thin slices of lemon, optional

1. Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
2. Heat a teapot by rinsing it with a little of the hot water.
3. Combine 1 quart water and the tea in the teapot and steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
4. Strain the tea into preheated cups and stir in the preserves, usually a couple of tablespoons per cup.
5. Add sugar to taste and a piece of lemon if you like; serve.

black tea, fruit preserves, sugar, wedges

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tea-with-jam-386485 (may not work)