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Hazel CastilloIt's Tea Time
March 23rd 2008 16:02
G’day, and welcome. C’mon in for something hot to drink and a chat.
While chauffeuring the missus to her job at 4:30am, we noticed that the sleet and hail pummeling the windshield was coming at us horizontally, tree tops were bent double and the ravens were flying sideways. That and our vehicle made unannounced lane changes on its on accord from time to time, quickly led us to the conclusion that we should have brought our wind tan lotion and snorkels.
I’m fussing with a cold, and so, it’s going to be a spiced tea sort of lay-about day for me.
Here’s a recipe:
Spiced Tea (hot)
Ingredients:
• 4-5 bags of your favorite tea from your private collection
• 4 -6cups boiling water
The spice syrup:
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup of water
• 2 stick cinnamon
• 8 whole cloves
• 3 cardamom pods (optional-because ya gotta find ‘em first)
• 2 tbsp of tea leaves (this is in addition to the tea bags)
The flair:
• juice of 1 large lemon and 2 oranges
• splash of soda water (club soda) to taste
• orange and lemon slices to decorate
The mechanics:
1. Boil the sugar, water and spices for 5 mins to make a syrup, then remove from heat. Put the tea bags in a large pot and pour the boiling water over, leave for 5 mins.
2. Strain into large bowl; add the strained syrup and leave to cool. Stir in the strained lemon and orange juice, then (if you must drink the stuff cold) add ice cubes and dilute with iced water or club soda to taste. Decorate with slices of orange or lemon.
Sip and savor with healthy, cold free friends. No sense in spoiling a good thing.
Strange but True...
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Thank you all for dropping in.
Raven
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Was that an advertisement for staff? Pay better than blogging, is it?
Oh, you don't pay at all, about the same then but yours is much harder work but perhaps you share the hammock from time to time. Get out, you fool, don't just move over.
The coffee shop is getting short of quips dear, you really have let the place run down.
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You want the hammock??? Fine, you can have the hammock (...the hair on my neck is standing of edge with alarm) for a few hours, but I'm not giving up my fluffy. A guy's gotta draw the line somewhere katyzzz.
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