Tea Time Tasties



Orange & Clove squares

Take a good sized thick skinned orange and mark the skin with a knife into quarters.  Peel these away from the fruit with a knife, then scrape the white inner side of the peel as clean as you can.
Then cut into small squares (about 3/4 of an inch in size).
Into each square push a stick of clove.  Then allow to dry - store in a closed jar or tin.
Drop into hot tea!


Sugared Mint Leaves

Pick mint before flowers bloom.  Select medium sized leaves (not the large near the bottom of the plant).  Wash the leaves then dry on a paper towel.

In a dish slightly beat 1 (one) egg white, also have a small plate of sugar ready.
Dip each leaf into egg then into the sugar.
Spread finished leaves on a sheet of foil, out into oven at lowest setting until dry.
Can be eaten as candy - or used in hot or cold tea!


 

   Lemon Sugar-cubes

Take one fresh lemon and a box of sugar cubes.  Cut the lemon in half and squeeze juice into a small bowl.  Then quickly dip sugar cubes into the juice - allowing only half of the cube to soak up the juice. DO NOT LEAVE THE SUGAR CUBE IN THE JUICE TO LONG - or it will break down/dissolve.
Allow  cubes to sit and dry fully, store in an air tight container (you may even want to put in a refrigerator).
Serve with hot or cold tea - arrange on a plate with wedges of fresh lemons.




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