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As cold winds whisk us down busy city streets and quiet desert paths, a cup of steaming tea sounds just right.

I never really knew Jim Stiles' grandmother's exact recipe for Tang Tea. Jim just produced a Mason style jar of tinted brown and orange grains that looked like the sandy, Moab desert he loved to visit and would one day make his home.

Jim explained that the tea was a gift from his grandmother, and that it was something she often made and gave as a gift around the holidays...AND that it's main, or "magical" ingredient was Tang.

Well, it was delicious...spicy, orangy, and quite suited to wintry days.

Tang Tea is also known as Russian Tea, apparently the recipe is of Russian origin. In checking the Internet, it does seem the Russians do love tea, and in fact are a major importer from China.

Here's a version of Tang or Russian Tea:
1 c. instant tea (or unsweetened lemon flavored instant tea)
1 c. Tang
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon (or powdered cinnamon)
1/2 tsp. cloves (or powdered cloves
Mix.
Store in airtight container in a dry place.
To serve, place 2 heaping teaspoonfuls in a cup. Fill with hot water. OPTIONAL: Add red hot cinnamon candy or a cinnamon stick.

After brewing some Tang Tea, sit back and relax with BRAVE NEW WEST by author Jim Stiles...

Be sure to also   read   THE NOT SO BIG LIFE by Susan Susanka. 
Both of these authors ask us to examine the terrain of our environment as well as our soul in order to see clearly through the steam of a freshly brewed pot of tea on a cold, winter night.



Thanks to Cat-Tea Corner for picture of Victorian Woman enjoying cup of tea.