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Tea in your cider, really!

LaCafSteph Sep 23, 2011 in Recipes
The Boston Tea Party quite literally... Having just been to Boston for the wedding of a good friend, I thought I'd share with you one of the more unexpected (and delicious) treats I discovered there. Whilst out for a quiet stroll one afternoon I discovered a tea shop selling tea brewed in hot...

Orange Tea

TeaBoyD Feb 18, 2011 in Recipes
Ingredients 2 cups boiling water 4 teaspoons tea leaves 2 cups fresh orange juice 4 teaspoons sugar 1 cup orange liqueur 4 cloves Preparation: Pour boiling water over the tea leaves and stand for 3-4 minutes. Strain. Bring the orange juice and sugar to the boil and stir until the sugar is...

North African Almond Tea

TeaBoyD Jan 28, 2011 in Recipes
Ingredients 2 cups boiling water 1 heaped tablespoon black tea 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoons cold water 2 tablespoons almonds Preparation: Mix boiling water and tea into a dark infusion. Pour into small cups. In a frying pan, cook the sugar, cold water and almonds until a dark caramel coats...

Tea 'Zing'

TeaBoyD Jan 7, 2011 in Recipes
Ingredients 1.0 ltr water 250ml milk 1 teaspoon loose black tea leaves 3 cinnamon sticks 2.5 cm piece of ginger, minced 2 whole cloves 5 whole peppercorns Preparation: Mix water and spices in a saucepan. Add milk and continue to heat until almost boiling, then add the tea. Boil for 1 minute....

Kashmiri Tea

TeaBoyD Dec 17, 2010 in Recipes
Ingredients 1 teaspoon loose tea 4 cardamom pods, bruised 1 small cinnamon stick, broken up Saffron threads, a pinch 4 cups water 2 tablespoons finely powdered almonds Honey, to taste Preparation: Mix everything except the honey and almonds in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to a...
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