Immunity
Orange Clove Pot
Peel, clove, and cinnamon — a winter simmer.
This is the house smelling like December: orange peel, a few cloves, a cinnamon stick. Traditional seasonal kettle, closer to a wassail than a pharmacy.
- Steep
- 12 min
- Water
- 100°C / 212°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Orange oil, warm spice
Ingredients
4 cups
- Organic orange peel2 tbsp dried, or peel of 1 orange
- Whole cloves4
- Cinnamon stick1
- Fresh ginger3 slices
Method
- 1
Simmer everything in 1 litre of water 12 minutes.
- 2
Strain. Honey to taste.
Why this cup
- A warming pot when the house is full of sniffs
- Makes a litre without fuss
- Fine with a splash of apple juice
Go gently
- Clove is strong — four is enough.
- Cinnamon and clove in quantity are not for pregnancy as a daily brew.
- Kitchen seasonal tea, not a treatment.
Steep timer
12:00
