Citrus Tea Punch With Fresh Mint

Recipe Ingredients

10 cups	2370ml	Boiling water
6		Tea bags
6		Whole cloves
		Zest of 1 lemon - removed in strips
		Zest of 1 orange - removed in strips
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Sugar
1		Frozen lemonade - (12 oz) - thawed
2 tablespoons	30ml	Mint leaves
10		Mint sprigs

Recipe Instructions

Pour boiling water over tea bags, cloves, lemon zest and orange zest. Cover. Let steep 5 minutes.

Use tongs to transfer tea bags to plate (when cool enough to handle, squeeze tea bags over pot to release all tea); stir in sugar until dissolved. Stir in lemonade. Chill several hours or up to 2 days.

One hour before serving, stir in mint leaves and refrigerate. Strain tea. Put ice cubes in chilled stemmed glasses. Pour in tea; garnish with mint sprig.

This recipe yields 10 servings.

Each serving: 113 calories; 5 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 0 fat; 30 grams carbohydrates; 0 protein; 0.03 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 07-21-1999

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