Citrus Iced Tea

This recipe was posted in response for Russian Tea using "real" ingredients. I have not tried this yet but it sounds lovely. It came from the Iced Tea book by Fred Thompson. Since Russian tea has cinnamon in it you could add a cinnamon stick to the infusing process.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 6  cloves
• 8  cups  cold water
• 9  regular sized tea bags
• 1⁄2 cup  fresh squeezed  orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup  fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar

Directions

1. Combine the cloves with two cups of water in a small saucepan.
2. Bring the mixture to a boil, remove from heat and let cloves steep for at least 45 minutes, preferably 1 hour.
3. Bring two cups of the remaining water to a gentle boil in a small saucepan.
4. Add the tea bags, cover and remove from heat.
5. Let steep for 5 to 10 minutes.
6. Remove tea bags with out squeezing them.
7. Squeezing them will release more tannins into your tea and make it bitter.
8. Strain the clove water into a 2 quart container.
9. Add the steeped tea, orange juice, lemon juice, and sugar.
10. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
11. Add the remaining 4 cups of water and stir to combine.
12. Let cool.
13. then chill and serve over ice.