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How to Make Spiced Tea Mix


by Jane Lake

Hot spiced tea mix is a wonderful gift in a jar - easy to make, delicious to drink, and well received by anyone who likes tea.

The spices in this recipe are cinnamon, cloves and ginger, and the infused flavours are pleasantly noticeable but not overpowering. As a special occasion drink, the spiced tea works well at Thanksgiving or at Christmas, when the cold nip in the air makes a hot spiced drink very welcome.

This also makes a most appropriate gift in a jar for someone who isn't feeling well - the warm orange spiced tea flavour is most comforting, especially when you're suffering from a cold or a fever and you need those extra fluids.

Spiced Tea Mix Recipe


Ingredients:
  • 1½ cups of orange breakfast drink (like Tang)
  • ¾ cup iced tea mix
  • 1½ cups white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger

  • ~ Makes about 4 cups ~

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    Jar Decoration:


  • 1 quart (or 4 cup) glass jar
  • eyelet lace trim or something similar
  • ¼ picot ribbon or raffia
  • 2 or 3 short cinnamon sticks
  • white glue or tacky glue
  • Printable Spiced Tea Mix label
  • Scissors
  • Paper punch


  • Spiced Tea Mix - Gift in a Jar


    Instructions:
    1. Stir all ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Pour into the quart jar (a funnel is useful for this but not absolutely necessary) and cap with a screw top lid, firmly screwed down.

    2. Print the Spiced Tea Mix label shown above and cut it out (with fancy edged craft scissors, if you have them). Use a paper punch to put a hole in the top right hand corner.

    3. Cut the lace trim to fit around the jar lid, adding an extra inch. Glue lace in place around the rim of the lid, overlapping the extra inch of lace at the back. Alternatively, you could cover the lid with a circle of lace or pretty fabric tied in place with the ribbon.

    4. Tie ribbon around the lace on the jar lid, then tie the ribbon around the cinnamon sticks so that they appear at the front of the jar. Thread ribbon through the punched hole on the label and tie in place with a bow.

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    1-10 of 34 Comments
    teej – Queens, NY
    Jul 25, 2010 - 20:09

    i just noticed that what's being 'beeped' is :S P I C

    not S P I C E D

    teej – Queens, NY
    Jul 25, 2010 - 20:07

    this is an awesome recipe for beep tea thank you

    Linda – Texas
    Apr 08, 2010 - 10:00

    This lovely beeped tea with Persimmon cookies in the Autumn is delightful. This recipe is an excellent one. Thanks for it.

    Quinetta James – Jonesboro Arkansas
    Dec 25, 2009 - 13:23

    I have tried this tea and it is very good hot but it can be cold but my favorite is hot. The name of this Tea was Russian Tea. This tea comes with many names.

    loling
    Dec 23, 2009 - 14:00

    anyone else think it is hilarious that you cant write s-p-i-c-e here? me thinks the filter is a little overzealous, i might have to start calling this BEEP tea from now on! anyway, my grandma has been making this since before i was born and i made some cute little jars of it as xmas extras this year. i made mine with splenda though for the diabetics in the family. worked great but needs to be stirred quite a bit more as the splenda rises to the top when it sits.

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    Jane – Editor at AllFreeCrafts
    Dec 26, 2009 - 20:19

    This problem is driving me crazy I must admit. I've tried adjusting the spam filter to no avail, but can't seem to fix it. However, apart from the word s-p-i-c-e and one or two others, it does a great job of filtering out things none of us would like to read.

    My apologies. Hope everyone can figure out what is meant by Beep Tea and, most important, I hope the recipe works well for you all.

    Elizabeth – Appomattox, VA
    Dec 20, 2009 - 11:40

    I love this beeped tea and have been making it for several years. I also add some instant Lemonade.
    My question: It seems there is always a thick sediment that forms in the bottom of the cup. Is this from the ground cinnamon not dissolving or from the instant tea? I have always had this problem since I have been making it.

    Rita – Illinois
    Dec 10, 2009 - 06:55

    Every year my book club meets in December for a cookie exchange with the library staff. We always serve the beeped tea and coffee. .......we may as well just forget the cookies and coffee. Everyone comes for the beeped tea!!

    Val S – Charleston WV
    Dec 08, 2009 - 15:03

    For many years I have made several variations of this tea mix and it's always a hit, but we have called it Russian Tea. Instead of a cinnamon stick you can buy those tiny cinnamon heart candies you see around Valentine's day and mit them in or layer them in the jars. Looks terrific, especially for Valentines day or a gift for a sweetheart.

    TRUDIE CONNER – LEXINGTON, KY
    Nov 29, 2009 - 13:12

    BEEN LOOKING FOR beepE TEA RECIPE FOR WEEKS. HOPE THIS TURNS OUT OK.

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