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How to Make Russian Tea

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How to Make Russian Tea

Do you know how to make Russian Tea? I had never made it before JDaniel and I made it recently.  I remember one of my college roommates bringing jars of Russian tea from home. Her mom made it all the time. She drank it both cold and hot. While I am pretty sure that a tea mixture made with Tang, ice tea mix, lemonade mix, and a few other ingredients is not a traditional Russian drink, we decided to make some and try it both hot and cold too.

JDaniel has some  measuring that look like Russian nesting dolls. I thought they would make the perfect measuring tools as we tried  to make Russian tea.  The cool thing about these it that the tops and bottoms are measuring cups. I wish I could share a link with you for them, but they are no longer available.

What do you need to make Russian Tea?

1 jar of orange flavored drink (Tang)
3/4 a cup of half lemonade and half iced tea mix
1 teaspoon of cloves (if you like cloves)
2 teaspoons of cinnamon
1 1/2 cups of sugar.

Directions:
 

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  1. Measure the sugar out and place it in a medium size bowl.
  2. Add in the jar 3/4 cup of half lemonade and half iced mix.
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  3. Stir until you feel that the two mixes have been combined well, but not too long your child or you have a lot of mixing left to do.
  4. Add the 2 teaspoons of cinnamon to the mixture. Be sure to measure the cinnamon carefully. Cinnamon add the zing to this drink. Too much zing will not be enjoyed by most children.

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  5. Stir the cinnamon into the mixture thoroughly. You don’t want to have clumps of cinnamon in your mixture. Spread it into all the areas of the bowl while stirring.
  6. Add in 1 teaspoon of cloves if your family likes cloves. We actually only added a small dash of cloves. 
  7. Stir in the cloves thoroughly too.
  8. Add in the jar of orange flavored drink or Tang.
  9. Stir until the orange flavored drink is totally integrated into the mixture.
  10. Pour the mixture into an airtight container to keep it fresh.
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JDaniel decided to try the Russian tea mixture out before we put it in the airtight container.

 
When you are ready to try out the mixture, add one heaping teaspoon to a cup of water. It is up to you as to whether the water is hot or cold.

 
JDaniel loves it cold. He drank at least four glasses on it on Saturday. (They were small glasses.) My husband prefers it hot. His mom made it for him hot when he was little.
Whether you decide to make to serve hot during a time your family is watching the Olympics in Russia in mugs or on a hot summer day in a cool drink glass is up to you. As I mentioned my guys each like it served a different way.

 

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Now that we know how to make Russian tea I think we will make it often.  It is really delicious and is super easy to make.

 
 
Deirdre Smith writes/owns JDaniel4’s Mom. After twenty years as a elementary school and technology resource teacher in Northern Virginia, she became a stay at home mom in upstate South Carolina. Her blog features ways she and her 5 year old are exploring learning, crafting, creating healthy meals and living life to its fullest. Deirdre can also be found on her blog’s FB page. You can also check her out on Google+.
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Comments

  1. We have some nesting dolls measuring cups, too, but they are all white. We love them. The Russian tea sounds very sweet.

  2. I love those nesting dolls! I have to be honest that I’ve never heard of Russian tea. But it sounds interesting and definitely easy to make. #SITSBlogging

  6. Sounds good! My husband is Russian and remember that this is American “Russian” tea. Real Russian tea is a very strong loose leaf black tea, with tons of sugar in it!

  8. Perfect to go with all our Matryoshka crafts we have been doing lately. Popping in from the 123 Homeschool 4 me linky party

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