MINTY ICED SPICED TEA

                                       

                              

INGREDIENTS

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Fresh mint leaves              15 - 20

Tea leaves.                        5 teaspoons

Chopped ginger.               1/2 inch

Cinnamon.                        1 inch

Sugar.                               7 tablespoons

Lemon juice.                     3 tablespoons

Fresh mint sprigs.             To garnish

        

                                                    METHOD

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1 . Boil 5 cups of water with ginger and cinnamon . Add sugar and tea leaves and boil for a minute .

2 . Add 8 to 10 fresh mint leaves ; remove from heat , strain and set aside to cool . Stir in the lemon juice .

3 . Pour one cup of the decoction mixed with the remaining mint leaves into an  ice tray and freeze to make  tea flavoured ice cubes .

4 . Place the remaining decoction in the refrigerator to chill .

5 . To serve , pour  the chilled tea into tall glasses .

6 . Add a few flavoured ice cubes , decorate with sprigs of mint and serve immediately .