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Easy Southern Cooking/ Old Fashioned Mint Tea

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Try this old fashioned southern favorite beverages on a hot day: Old Fashioned Mint Tea Syrup: 2 cups sugar ½ cup water grated rind of one orange Tea: juice of 6 oranges 6 glasses of very strong tea several sprays of mint Boil the sugar, water, and orange rind for about 5 minutes.  Remove from the heat and add the crushed leaves of mint and let cool.  Add the orange juice to the tea.  Half fill the iced tea glasses with crushed ice, add the tea and sweeten to taste with the mint syrup.  A sprig of mint or a slice of orange makes a nice garnish.