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Nice recipe. Light and pleasant. It is called \"tea\" because the mint leaves are steeped, as you would to make any fresh herbal \"tea.\" (Even though there are no actual leaves from a tea plant.) The lovely old-fashioned term \"tisane\" just isn't used very often anymore for herb\/ fruit teas. Will make this again. Would recommend bruising the leaves lightly to release their oils before adding to the water.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"","GUID":"82266725fe0641398ba3847f127bf0df","MemberId":8027573,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"peanutsnona76","SubmittedDate":"11\/01\/2017 21:26"},{"Comment":"
Nice recipe. Light and pleasant. It is called \"tea\" because the mint leaves are steeped, as you would to make any fresh herbal \"tea.\" (Even though there are no actual leaves from a tea plant.) The lovely old-fashioned term \"tisane\" just isn't used very often anymore for herb\/ fruit teas. Will make this again.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"","GUID":"82266725fe0641398ba3847f127bf0df","MemberId":8027573,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"peanutsnona76","SubmittedDate":"11\/01\/2017 21:24"},{"Comment":"
This recipe leaves something, or should I say, alot to be desired. I made it as stated and wouldn't bother to make it ever again.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"03\/18\/2011 10:54","GUID":"34a75ecde0c14a1fb8c64ce40edc2c32","MemberId":5127622,"Rating":1,"ScreenName":"decar48","SubmittedDate":"03\/18\/2011 10:54"},{"Comment":"
This spicy mint tea sounds good, but there is no tea in the recipe...<\/p>","CommentId":4,"DateRated":"03\/17\/2011 20:30","GUID":"39d1ef1ccf9b43378848ae4f707fc72d","MemberId":1562421,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"zmom58@frontiernet.net","SubmittedDate":"03\/17\/2011 20:30"},{"Comment":"
The recipe didn't say how much tea to use<\/p>","CommentId":5,"DateRated":"03\/17\/2011 11:56","GUID":"d16da12d0fc24f5aace8123088fa43a2","MemberId":3679877,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"DebbiePrater","SubmittedDate":"03\/17\/2011 11:56"},{"Comment":"","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"03\/16\/2011 14:04","GUID":"5feb13b28f774608b192e543a38c3953","MemberId":3113026,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"ameve2","SubmittedDate":"03\/16\/2011 14:04"},{"Comment":"
This recipe sounded really good. I modified it with things I had on hand and it was wonderfully refreshing. Here are my modifications:<\/p>
2 cups water<\/p>
1\/4 t each ground cinnamon and ground allspice<\/p>
stick cinnamon<\/p>
Microwave 3 mins. Stir. Microwave 3 more mins<\/p>
Add 2 mint tea bags<\/p>
Steep 5 mins.<\/p>
Add agave nectar.<\/p>
Enjoy.<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"03\/16\/2011 11:42","GUID":"8120c567ced7449eb1271555ef45f02d","MemberId":1949232,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"gingbaby","SubmittedDate":"03\/16\/2011 11:42"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":310840,"name":"Beverages","slug":"beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310775,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Quench your thirst with these delicious beverages. Learn how to master cocktails, from fruity drinks to hard liquor, and non-alcoholic beverages alike.","parent":310796,"count":2477,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/beverages\/"},{"term_id":310872,"name":"Tea","slug":"tea","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310807,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Looking for something to sip? Try one of our iced or hot tea recipes! You'll also find milk and green tea recipes, plus more healthy tea recipes.","parent":310840,"count":294,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/beverages\/tea\/"},{"term_id":310882,"name":"Hot Tea","slug":"hot-tea","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310817,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Warm your bones with a cuppa! Any of these hot tea recipes, including spice tea and herbal tea recipes, are sure to do the trick.","parent":310872,"count":243,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/beverages\/tea\/hot-tea\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Spiced Mint Tea"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n