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Orange-leaf Tea

A tea made by steeping orange leaves in boiling water and sweetening to taste.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Orange-leaf Tea

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Thoroughly wash the orange leaves and place them in a pitcher.

  2. Pour the boiling water over the leaves and cover closely.

  3. Let it steep well, then pour off the liquid.

  4. Sweeten to taste and drink while warm.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Orange leaves
Provide the main aromatic flavor and fragrance of the tea as they steep in hot water.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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