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Pear Ginger Iced Tea from a novel with recipes

Pear Ginger Tea: from a cozy mystery novel with recipes

A Swan family favorite that's sure to be yours too!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Course Drinks
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 8 cups water
  • 2 ripe pears, cored and cut into slices or chunks
  • 1 ginger root
  • 4 dates
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 6 bags black tea (optional)
  • sugar (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat, partially cover the pot, and simmer up to 2 hours, until the pears are soft.
  • If using black tea, add tea bag for the last 5 minutes of boil.
  • Remove from the heat, cool, and strain out the solids.
  • Pour over ice and sweeten with sugar as desired.
Keyword black tea, caffiene free, cinnamon, herbal, Iced tea, pear