You can change the iced tea flavors in this easily. For example, use raspberry iced tea and raspberry lemonade mix.

1. Combine all tea blend ingredients in a bowl; mix well. Bundle into a pretty bag and seal or tie with a ribbon, using the cinnamon stick as part of the bow.

2. To drink, put 1 ½ teaspoons tea blend in a cup. Add water; stir well with cinnamon stick.

• MAKES 32 1-CUP SERVINGS

• INGREDIENTS

• Tea Blend

• 1 cup lemon-flavored,

• sweetened instant tea

• 1 teaspoon ginger

• 1 teaspoon allspice

• 1 1 ½-ounce package

• sweetened lemonade mix

• 1 teaspoon dried lemon rind,

• finely ground

• 1 cinnamon stick

• Ready to Drink

• 1 ½ teaspoons tea blend

• 
  –1 cup hot water

Pucker Up The first written descriptions of a lemonade-like drink are found in the writings of adventurer Nasir-i-Khusraw. He tells of Egyptian life around 1000 b.c.e. and specifically mentions the lemon juice trade.