Friendship Tea Recipes
There are many Friendship Tea recipes that will produce a warm (or cold) beverage that will satisfy your palette. Here is a pretty simple Friendship Tea recipe with no exotic ingredients added:
Traditional Friendship Tea
Ingredients
1/2 cup instant tea powder mix
1 cup lemonade powder mix
3/4 cup orange drink powder mix
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Combine all ingredients into a large bowl, mixing everything well. For storage, keep everything in an airtight container, such as a plastic bag, jar or decorative tin. To serve the tea, put one tablespoon of the Friendship Tea mix into an empty 12-oz. mug, and add one cup of boiling water, stirring well. For a stronger traditional friendship tea, try adding an additional 1/2 tablespoon of mix to the mug.
Here's a more exotic variation on the traditional friendship tea recipe:
Zesty Friendship Tea
Ingredients
1 cup instant tea powder mix
1 1/2 cups orange drink powder mix
2 cups sugar
1 cup lemonade powder mix
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3 red hot cinnamon candies