Witchy Recipes

a couple of days ago, I was sick with a cold/fever.
I made the spiced tea that my mom always makes when anyone in my house is sick. It actually helps you feel better. I called her to get her recipe, and she said it would make me feel better the next day, it always helps her feel better. I thought you all would enjoy the recipe. This is actually half a recipe, I make this one because I can usually finish drinking the batch in a couple of hours...while watching a movie or reading before going to bed. This tea stays for a few days so you can reheat it, but I prefer to drink it all fresh.
Ingredients:
4 cups of water
a little less than a tablespoon of whole cloves (less if you find cloves to be very strong)
1 cinnamon stick
sugar or honey (or Splenda) to taste
one fresh lemon (or lemon juice if you don't have lemons)
a fresh orange

*bring the water to a boil and add cloves and cinnamon (you can put them in a cheesecloth bag if you want to)
*add honey or sugar to taste (just estimate on the smaller side)
*reduce to a simmer and let simmer for an hour.
*remove the cloves and cinnamon
*drop in 3-5 normal sized tea bags, of normal tea (like Lipton)
*let tea brew for about 5 minutes
*pull out tea bags
*squeeze a little bit of lemon juice into the tea
*squeeze a larger amount of orange juice into it
*if it isn't sweet enough, it is still hot enough to add more sweetner
drink hot. its really yummy!