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Rooibos iced tea punch recipe
Ingredients
1 lemon, sliced
1 orange, halved and cut into thin wedges
fresh mint leaves
5 rooibos teabags
1 litre boiling water
45ml sugar (optional)
250ml orange juice
1 litre ginger ale
Instructions:
1. Put the lemon and orange slices and mint leaves into ice-cube trays. Fill with water and freeze until ready to serve.
2. Pour the boiling water over the teabags and leave for infuse for 10 minutes.
3. Remove the teabags. Add the sugar if using. Set the tea aside until cool. Refrigerate until cold.
4. Just before you are ready to serve, add the orange juice and ginger ale to the tea.
5. Remove the ice cubes from the trays and add to the punch. Serve immediately.