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Grandma’s Russian tea, cranberry valentine cake

ears to be in store for Odessa residents. Sore throats, colds and a bit of flu have kept many indoors for days at a time. Russian Tea is an old-fashioned and comforting citrus-infused beverage, “good for what ails you,” as the saying goes. Popular recipes from the 1960s relied on powdered orange and lemon mixes quite high in sugar content.

Recently a member of a closed Facebook quilting group I belong to shared her grandmother’s recipe using fruit juices. The recipe has been adjusted to accommodate modern packaging sizes.

Grandmother’s Russian Tea

4 family-sized tea bags

2 quarts boiling water...

 

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