I've always wanted to hold a 1950s-themed party. Have the house decked out in the style of that era, play music from the decade, and even serve food that was popular at parties back then. I don't have my own apartment right now, but when I move in early '07 I think it's something I'll do, probably next December to make it a retro-themed Christmas party.
I came across this recipe for Hot Spiced Orange Tea on a 50s-oriented web site, and it seems perfect for this time of year.
1 quart boiling water
1/ 4 cup of sugar
10 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
4 tea bags
1/4 cup of o.j.
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
1 slice of lemon
Combine water, sugar, cloves, and cinnamon sticks in a pan. Boil. Add tea bags and steep for four minutes. Strain, then stir in orange juice, lemon juice and lemon slice. Put back on low heat to keep warm.
The recipe says you can use the cinnamon sticks as muddlers, but I'm not sure if you'll want to use the same ones you boiled in the water, so maybe get 2 more to use after the tea is done. It also says to discard the orange rind, but there isn't an orange rind mentioned in the recipe (?).
Second Helping of Slashfood - June 19
Competitive-Eating Contest to Pit Humans Against Elephants
The Backyard Boom - The Hungry Bride
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-01-2006 @ 8:35PM
MJ said...
Love it! I make russian tea mix every year for xmas and as gift they go wild over it and it is a simple thing. I save jars all year and use kitchen labels and tie on a bow1 Great for unexpected gifts!!
Reply
12-01-2006 @ 8:39PM
Vanessa Balchen said...
Back in the 70's my Grandmother made spicy orange tea with Lipton instant tea, tang, and cloves and cinnamon. It was strangely tasty.
Reply
12-02-2006 @ 9:25AM
Bill said...
I've been mixing Traditional Medicinals Ginger Aid and Good Earth's Original Blend lately. With a bit of soy milk, though I'm not normally a milk with tea type. A good concoction for cold weather.
Reply
12-02-2006 @ 2:28PM
MJ said...
Always hated tea with milk.......They would always fix it like that for me whem i was little to cut the strongness of the tea. Yucko.........woont use lemon either unless Im sick, or making my russian mix@
Reply
2-23-2007 @ 12:06PM
Jerry Single said...
I am drying the rinds of Spanish oranges (similar to clementines or what we used to call Christmas oranges or Japanese oranges for orange spice tea. I think the flavor of these orange rinds is superior to that of regular oranges.
Reply