Mom'S Russian Tea
- 9 cups water, separated
- 4 family-size black tea bags (such as Lipton(R))
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 6 cloves whole cloves, or more to taste
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large stockpot. Remove from heat. Add tea bags; steep, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and discard tea bags and return pot to medium heat.
- Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a separate pot. Add sugar; stir well until dissolved. Pour mixture into the stockpot with the tea. Add pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, and lemon juice. Stir.
- Put cloves in a tea ball and place into the stockpot with the tea-juice mixture. Cook for 10 minutes; do not boil. Turn heat down to very low; let simmer until flavors blend, 15 to 20 minutes more.
water, black tea, white sugar, pineapple juice, orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, whole cloves, cinnamon sticks
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/262163/moms-russian-tea/ (may not work)