Coffee, Tea, ...from me!

CANDIED TEA STIRRERS

Vegetable cooking spray
34 pieces fruit flavored hard candy--crushed--lemon, cinnamon etc.
2 TBS. light corn syrup
heavy weight plastic spoons
Line a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Spray with cooking spray. In a small heavy saucepan combine crushed candies and corn syrup and melt over low eat stirring frequently.

Spoon candy into bowl of each spoon. Place spoons on prepared cookie sheet with handles on rims and spoons level. Allow to harden. Store in air tight container.

Coffee and Tea Mix Recipes

The first batch of recipes are from the message board at Crafts Niche on AOL. These mixing and serving directions only apply until you get to the dotted divider line.

To prepare the following coffee recipes: mix in food processor or blender until you have a fine powder.

For all the coffee recipes except the cafe' au lait, use 1 to 2 spoonfuls to one mug of hot water (to desired taste)

BAVARIAN MINT

2/3 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. dried mint leaves
2/3 cup nondairy creamer
(you might have to turn the mint leaves into powder - not sure about this)

CAFE' L'ORANGE

2/3 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. dried crushed orange peel
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
CAFE' MOCHA

2/3 cup instant coffee
3 TBS. unsweetened cocoa
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 cup nondairy creamer
1/4 cup nonfat dry milk
CINNAMON-N-SPICE

2/3 cup instant coffee
1 1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
TOFFEE COFFEE

1 cup instant coffee
1 cup nondairy creamer
1 cup brown sugar
CAFE' VIENNA

1 cup instant coffee
1 1/3 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups nonfat dry milk
1 tsp. cinnamon
CAFE' ORANGE CAPPUCCINO

1 cup instant coffee
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk
1 tsp. dry orange peel
SWISS MOCHA

1 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
2 cups nonfat dry milk
4 tsp. cocoa powder
CAFE' VIENNA MIX

1 cup instant coffee
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 cups nondairy creamer
1 1/2 cups nonfat dry milk
4 TBS. cocoa
CAFE' AU LAIT

1 11 oz jar nondairy creamer
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup instant coffee
dash of salt
(use 1/4 cup mix to 2/3 cup hot water for the cafe' au lait)
The next four are from a book I have and I've made them all - they're good:
NIGHT CAP COFFEE

2/3 cup nondairy powdered coffee creamer
1/3 cup instant coffee
1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp. ground cardamom (I've made this - I'd use less)
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
Use one heaping TBS. to 1 cup hot water.
CHOCOLATE MALT COFFEE CREAMER

2 cups instant hot cocoa mix
2/3 cup nondairy powdered coffee creamer
2/3 cup malted mil mix
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
(I've made this one - I like less hot cocoa powder and more malted milk powder) Use to desired taste.
RASPBERRY COCOA MIX (Cherry would be good too)

3 cups instant hot cocoa powder
1 pkg. unsweetened raspberry Kool-aid (0.13 oz size)
Use 2 heaping TBS. to 1 cup hot water.
FORGET-ME-NOT TEA (hot or cold)

1 15 oz jar orange tang-type mix
1 cup sugar
1 cup unsweetened tea mix
1/2 cup sweetened lemonade mix
1 package cherry Kool-aid (0.14 oz, unsweetened)
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
To serve, stir 2 heaping tablespoons tea mix into 8 oz. hot or cold water.

TEAS-from AOL craft niche message boards

RUSSIAN TEA

1 cup instant tea mix (unsweetened and no lemon)
2 cups dry tang powder
1 pkg. lemonade, unsweetened powder
1 cup sugar
1 TBS. nutmeg
1 TBS. allspice
1 TBS. cinnamon
Mix all ingredients together and store in air tight container. To use, place 1-2 rounded teaspoons of dry mix to 1 mug of hot water. (can use a shot of whiskey or spirits for hot toddy.)