Spicy hot tea for the holidays

“This is an old family favorite, handed down from my great-grandmother. The holidays officially begin with Christmas carols and my favorite hot spiced tea! Definitely a seasonal comfort beverage for me! I prefer to use fresh juices with pulp. The flavors are different. Canned pineapple in light syrup is best. Set the pineapple chunks aside for the rest of your holiday baking. Store leftovers in refrigerator and reheat as needed.”

Ingredients:

• 6 cups
  
  water


• 1 teaspoon
  
  whole cloves


• 1 (1 inch) piece
  
  cinnamon stick


• 6
  
  tea bags (such as Lipton®)


• 3/4 cup
  
  orange juice


• 1/2 cup
  
  white sugar


• 1/4 cup
  
  pineapple juice


• 2 tablespoons
  
  lemon juice

Directions:

• Pour the water into a saucepan ; add cloves and cinnamon stick . Bring water to a boil ; remove from heat. Add tea bags into the water and set aside to steep docha is not preferred strength of at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard the cloves, cinnamon stick and tea bags .


• Movement of orange juice , sugar , pineapple juice, and lemon juice together in a saucepan ; bring to boil. Cook and stir the juice mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved . Pour juice mixture in a spicy tea ; serve hot.

Spicy hot tea for the holidays