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Citrus Iced Tea

Southern Living
Citrus Iced Tea
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Yield: 5 cups

Ingredients

  • 3  cups  water
  • 2  whole cloves
  • 1  family-size tea bag
  • 1 1/2  cups  pineapple juice
  • 1/2  cup  orange juice
  • 2  to 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2/3  cup  sugar
  • Garnishes: fresh mint sprigs,orange slices

Preparation

Bring 3 cups water and cloves to a boil over medium heat; reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and add tea bag; steep 10 minutes.

Discard tea bag and cloves. Add fruit juices and sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves. Chill and serve over crushed ice. Garnish, if desired.

Southern Living, JUNE 2000

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
jenrog22
This turned out great. I added a few more cloves and used Splenda for half of the sugar and it turned out wonderfully. Guests asked for the recipe.08/29/05

5 stars
karendraws
Excellent. Fast. Easy. My guests raved about the tea. It's great.08/05/03