Russian Tea(National Drink of Russia)

If you want to try something uniquely Russian, try a cup of nice, black tea with a spoonful of fruit jam stirred in. Tea is the national drink of Russia, while the jam is a happy bonus.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 1 cup concentrate

Ingredients

• 2  black tea bags (I use decaf)
• 1  cup water
• 1 -2  teaspoon  jam (your choice-blackberry comes to mind, raspberry? the possibilities are endless)

• Variations

•  sugar
•  lemon
•  honey

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil. Turn off heat and add tea bags. Let steep about 10-15 minutes. This is the concentrate.
2. Pour desired amount of concentrate into a cup and mix it with hot water; thus, one can make one’s tea as strong as one wants, according to one’s taste. Add some jam to the cup and stir.
3. Variation:
4. Sugar, lemon,or honey can be added freely instead of the jam if you like.