Candy Cane Tea
I'm in the spirit of the season!
I dragged my Christmas cup out of the back of the cupboard (it's the biggest, most wonderfully Christmassy cup!), started going through my Christmas recipes, and got the hubs to bring down all the boxes of Christmas stuff from the attic.
This afternoon, in keeping with the spirit, I needed something Christmassy for tea. Not wanting to venture out of doors, I scoured the cupboards and came up with a really yummy Christmas tea. I call it Candy Cane Tea, for obvious reasons:
Candy Cane Tea
1/2 stick of cinnamon
1/2 tsp grated orange peel
1 tsp tea leaves 
Steep cinnamon, orange peel and tea leaves together for 5 minutes. Pour into cup. Drop in one small candy cane. I don't know if you can see in the picture, but the candy cane melting turned my golden tea red.
Note: you can use dried orange peel from the spice section of your grocery store instead of fresh orange peel.
Also, I used golden yunnan for the tea, and it is truly delish.
Next up, Christmas coffee!
'Tis is the season - we just sampled a delightful candy cane tea and it definitely puts one in the mood for the holidays! Looking forward to the coffee!
Posted by: Diva Leigh | December 03, 2005 at 11:03 PM
Love the candy cane tea! Thanks - I'm going to highlight from my blog. Cheers!
Posted by: Stephanie W. | December 05, 2005 at 09:42 AM
Tried it. Love it. Thanks!
Posted by: David | December 07, 2005 at 08:49 AM
It is good, a nice change for this time of year.
Posted by: keewee | December 08, 2005 at 10:06 AM
Nice! Thanks!
Posted by: Arthur | December 08, 2005 at 04:12 PM