Title: Tea Grog
Categories: Beverages
Yield: 12 Servings

2	tb	Butter
1	c	Brown sugar
1/8	ts	Ground allspice
1/8	ts	Ground cinnamon
1/8	ts	Ground nutmeg
1/8	ts	Ground cloves
12	sm	Strips orange peel
12	sm	Strips lemon peel
9	c	Black tea
		Milk or cream to taste (opt)
1 1/2	ts	Rum extract (opt)

Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in the brown sugar and the spices and let the mixture cool. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.

To serve, combine in each cup 1 tsp of the grog mixture, 1 strip of orange peel and 1 strip of lemon peel. Add 6 oz of tea and stir. You can also add milk or cream and/or 1/8 tsp rum extract to each cup of grog, if desired.

Variation: omit the allspice and cinnamon and double the amount of ground nutmeg and cloves. Proceed as above.

Making Your Own Gourmet Tea Drinks by Mathew Tekulsky ISBN 0-517-70030-1 pg 38

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