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… from the kitchen of Linda Mathieu - Midland, Michigan

Wildflower Honey Mint Iced Tea

6 bags black tea (unflavored)

6 cups boiling water

1 3-inch cinnamon stick

1/3 cup good quality orange juice (freshly squeezed preferred)

2 T fresh lemon juice

Texas Wildflower Honey to taste (or regular honey)

Fresh mint springs

 In large pitcher or tea pot, pour boiling water over teabags and cinnamon stick. Steep 6 minutes.

Remove teabags. Let tea cool to room temperature. Remove cinnamon stick.

Add orange juice, lemon juice, and honey to taste.

Serve over ice with mint sprigs. Twist a leaf into tea to release mint oil.

411 - Lady Bird Johnson was the earliest American First Lady to focus on improving the natural environment in Washington, DC and later across the United States. Through her efforts the Highway Beautification Act was passed by Congress in 1965 and the re-establishment and preservation of wildflowers became a country-wide priority. In 1997, the National Wildflower Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin was renamed the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in her honor.

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