Sidetracked post

In my post yesterday I mentioned that I would do "Afternoon Teas" today and I have been stretched rather thin today and haven't had the chance to do enough research to give the subject the time it needs.

However, my good friend commented on my post that she had lost her recipe for "Russian Tea".
I have found this one although I do know that there is a black tea that is a russian tea.
Tea traveled from China to Russia, via Mongolia and Siberia, in the 17th century but it didn't catch on until the French declared it fashionaable in the 19th century.
The Samovar, a large urn for brewing and serving the russian tea hot continuously, lemon slices, the practice of sweetening tea with a lump of sugar, and the smoky Russian Caravan tea (redolent of camels trekking too close to campfires!) are Russia's contribution to tea culture.

Here you go April, a recipe just for you.

RUSSIAN TEA

1 cup instant tea (If preferred, 1) cup)
2 cups Tang
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 pkg. Wylers lemonade mix
1 1/2 cups sugar (or less)

Mix all together and keep in tightly covered jar. Use approximately two heaping teaspoons for one cup of tea.

I have a russian tea punch that would involve the rum you spoke of and oh, by the way April, there is no such thing as a bottle of rum that got too old! Wink, wink!