BARBERRY AND ORANGE TEA

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I have in my pantry a rather large bag of dried barberries, bought at my Persian market, and I had been using them up slowly. Now I know where much of what remains of these sour, zingy vitamin C-rich dried fruits will go.

Provided by Martha Rose Shulman

Categories breakfast, brunch, quick, non-alcoholic drinks

Time 30m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

20 grams dried barberries (2 heaped tablespoons)
3 strips orange zest
1 or 2 slices orange
2 cloves
2 1/2 cups boiling water
2 teaspoons honey

Steps:

Place the dried barberries in a teapot or pyrex measuring cup. Add the orange zest, orange slices and cloves. Pour on the boiling water. Stir in the honey. Cover and allow the mixture to steep for 15 to 30 minutes. Strain and reheat gently if desired but do not boil.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 51, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 13 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams, TransFat 0 grams