Drink Up: Orange Spiced Tea

These chilly days have us hankering for a warm drink, and this orange- and clove-tinged tea sounds mighty fine as we bid adieu to January.

ORANGE SPICED TEA

Serves: 4

1 orange

5 whole cloves

Peel of half a lemon

2 cinnamon sticks

4 teabags of black tea

4 teaspoons sugar

Slice an orange in half and stud one half with the cloves, reserving the other half for another use. Place the studded half in a square of cheesecloth along with the lemon peel and cinnamon sticks and tie with kitchen string.

Place the tea bags and spice sachet into a teapot.

In a separate pot, bring 3 cups of water to a boil, pour into teapot and allow to steep for 3 minutes. Remove the tea bags; pour the tea into mugs, with 1 teaspoon of sugar stirred into each.

-- Recipe from "Hot Toddies" by Christopher B. O'Hara