A Cup of Christmas Cheer

Come and share

a pot of tea.

My home is warm

and my 

friendship's free.

~Emilie Barnes~

Today, Christmas Eve day, finds me wanting to do one more Christmas thing. I love Christmas tea, so I'm off the store for the ingredients.Years ago, I used to make jars and jars of this and sell it for the holidays. Here are the ingredients:

2 1/2 cups of Tang

1 1/2 cups of Country Time Lemonade

1 1/2 cups of unsweetened instant tea

1/2 cup of sugar

3 tsp pumpkin pie spice

You whisk these ingredients together and put in decorative jars. I used to cut out a circle of calico fabric with pinking shears and put on top of the jar with a rubber band around to hold it. Then a bit of Christmas ribbon for decoration over the rubber band. I loved making labels for these little jars. I decorated manila shipping tags with a Christmas stamp on one side and the recipe on the other.

When finished mix about 2tbs in a cup of hot water and then sniff...You will tickle all your senses with this steaming cup of tea. A sweet, spicy, hot treat for a cold afternoon along with a ginger cookie...sheer Heaven.. I'm not making this for gifts this time, but to comfort myself during this special season. If company comes knocking at our door...they will be treated to a cup of Christmas cheer.
Balisha