Mom's Russian Tea

Mom's Russian Tea
  • 9 cups water, separated
  • 4 family-size black tea bags (such as Lipton®)
  • 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


  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

05/23/2018
Mom's Russian Tea, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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