Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

6 c -Cold Water 12 Black Peppercorn;(opt)
1/3 c Milk;(or to taste) 12 ts Sugar;(or to taste)
1 3" stick Cinnamon 6 ts Leaf Tea (heaping) OR
6 Green Cardamoms, whole -9 tea bags (orange pekoe)
4 Cloves, whole

Combine water and milk in a deep pan, and bring to a boil. Add the
spices and sugar. Stir to blend, and turn off the heat. Cover the pan, and
let the spices soak for at least 10 minutes.
Add the tea leaves or tea bags, and bring the water to a second boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 5 minutes. Uncover, check the color
and taste, and if desired add more milk and sugar. Strain the tea into a
warm teapot, and serve immediately.

Note: This is the way traditional spiced tea is made. You may, however,
omit the milk or sugar, or both, in which case reduce the quantity of tea
to 2 heaping teaspoons or 3 tea bags.

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