Thai Iced Tea

Ingredients:

6 cups of water
8 Thai tea bags
(found in most Asian food stores)
or any other good quality orange pekoe tea
4 tablespoons sugar
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
12 mint leaves for garnishing
1 cup evaporated milk or half and half milk
Crushed ice 

Preparation:

Bring the water to a boil, put the tea and ground cardamom in a teapot and pour the water over the tea.

Let the tea steep for 5 minutes, then discard the tea bags and let the tea cool to lukewarm.

Fill four 12 ounce highball glasses half-way to the rim with crushed ice and then fill two-thirds full with tea.

Into each glass, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup evaporated milk or half and half. Mix well.

 Garnish the top of each glass with
3 mint leaves and serve.

Lammas Oatmeal Bread

1 cup wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup butter
1/2 cup nuts
3 medium apples, chopped
1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1-1/2 cups rolled oats
1 egg, beaten
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla or orange extract

Mix above ingredients together completely, then place in a greased 9-inch cake pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, until it begins to move away from the sides of the pan. When cooled, this bread may be shaped for ritual.  Also, fruits and nuts can be changed for different seasons.

Recipes by ShadoeRose