Tea with Jam

Name: Tea with Jam
Ingredients: 5 rounded teaspoons (or tea bags) of good black tea, like Assam, Darjeeling, or Keemun (or English Breakfast tea); Fruit preserves, such as strawberry, raspberry, cherry, lingonberry, or black currant; Sugar, optional; Small wedges or thin slices of lemon, optional

4 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

5 rounded teaspoons (or tea bags) of good black tea, like Assam, Darjeeling, or Keemun (or English Breakfast tea)
Fruit preserves, such as strawberry, raspberry, cherry, lingonberry, or black currant
Sugar, optional
Small wedges or thin slices of lemon, optional

Directions

1

Bring a kettle of water to a boil.
2

Heat a teapot by rinsing it with a little of the hot water.
3

Combine 1 quart water and the tea in the teapot and steep for 3 to 5 minutes.
4

Strain the tea into preheated cups and stir in the preserves, usually a couple of tablespoons per cup.
5

Add sugar to taste and a piece of lemon if you like; serve.