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God's heroes drain a thousand seas... yet thirst. God's heroes drain a thousand seas... yet thirst. Nizamuddin Auliya Arabian Tea
Total time: 45 minutes 1 cup fresh mint, washed and chopped ½ cup sugar 6 cups water 7 tsp. black tea or 7 tea bags ½ cup orange juice ¼ cup lemon juice 2 tbsp. grated lemon peel Mint sprigs for garnish In a 2-quart ceramic bowl, mix together the chopped mint and sugar, and let stand for 30 minutes. After 20 minutes have passed, bring 6 cups of water to a boil. Put the tea or tea bags into a teapot, pour over the water, and allow to steep for 3-5 minutes. Add the fruit juices and lemon peel to the bowl with the mint and sugar, and mix well. Strain the hot tea into the bowl. Let the tea rest for 10 minutes, then strain into a serving pitcher. Pour into tea glasses over ice, garnished with a sprig of mint. from Serving the Guest: A Sufi Cookbook Copyright © 1999, 2000 by Kathleen Seidel Sources of previously published material by other authors used by permission, and print sources for images, may be found at http://www.superluminal.com/cookbook.