4 cup tea, cold
4 cup orange juice
4 lemons, juice of
4 oranges, thinly sliced
2 cup sugar, to taste
12 cup ginger ale
4 cup soda water, or sparkling war cracked
1 bunch mint, fresh
Directions
Combine tea, juices, orange slices and sugar. Stir until the sugar
dissolves. Chill. Add ginger ale and soda just before serving.
Garnish with fresh mint.
SERVES: about 50 SOURCE: _The Non-Drinker's Drink Book_ by Gail
Schioler
Servings: 50 servings
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