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Make your own rose petal tea

Blend your own Rose Petal Tea Mix
Add 1 Cup of Black Tea Leaves to 1/4 Cup of dried Rose Petals. Combine and store in an airtight tea caddy.

To Make the Tea
per cup: Add 1 heaped teaspoon of the Rose Petal Tea Mix to 1 Cup of freshly boiled water. Steep for 5 minutes. Strain and enjoy.

Ingredients

4 tea bags

1/2 tsp lemon zest

1/2 cup sugar         

2 Tbs lemon juice

1 tsp almond extract         

1/4 tsp vanilla extract       

4 cups water

Directions

Steep the tea and lemon zest together in boiling water for 4 minutes. Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, almond and vanilla flavorings. Serve hot.

Ingredients

2 cups milk

2 tea bags, black

3 Tbs brown sugar

Directions

Heat milk and sugar together in a saucepan, almost to boiling. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and serve. Serves 2

Ingredients

6 mint tea bags

6 cups milk

6 Tbls hot chocolate mix

Directions

In a saucepan, heat milk with tea bags until almost boiling. Steep for a couple of minutes and strain out tea bags. Pour into 6 mugs, then stir in a tablespoon of chocolate powder in each mug. Serves 6

Ingredients

2 tea bags    

2 cups hot water

1/2 cup ginger, fresh and thinly sliced            

1/2 cup cranberries           

1/2 cup cranberry juice    

Pinch of nutmeg

Directions

Steep tea, ginger and cranberries in water for 15 minutes. Strain and add nutmeg and cranberry juice. Serve warm

Ingredients

2 cups water           

2 cups pineapple juice     

2 tea bags    

1 tsp whole cloves            

2 sticks cinnamon

1 lemon, sliced

Directions

Heat water and pineapple juice in a saucepan, until boiling. Add cloves, cinnamon, lemon slices and tea bags. Simmer for 10 minutes. Strain out spices and tea bags. Serve hot. SERVES 4

Ingredients

3 tea bags, green

1 cup apple juice

1 cup apricot nectar

Directions

Heat juices together in a saucepan until boiling. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Steep for 2 minutes, then strain out the tea bags. Serve hot. Serves 2

Ingredients

1 quart water

1/2 pint milk

1 tsp loose black tea leaves       

3 cinnamon sticks

1 inch piece of ginger, minced  

2 whole cloves       

5 whole peppercorns

Directions

Combine the water and spices in a non-metal teapot. Bring to a boil, then add milk. Continue to heat until almost boiling, then add tea. Boil for 1 minute, then strain out spices and herbs