Iced Ginger Tea with Lemon and Cloves

Ingredients

• Special equipment: cheesecloth
• 1 cup sugar, or to taste
• ½ cup strained fresh lemon juice
• 6 cups water at room temperature
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 5 cups boiling-hot water
• ¾ lb fresh ginger, peeled and coarsely chopped (1 ½ cups)

1. Purée ginger with 1/4 cup boiling-hot water in a food processor, then stir together with cloves and remaining 4 3/4 cups boiling-hot water in a large glass or stainless-steel bowl. Let stand, uncovered, at room temperature 2 hours. 2. Set a sieve lined with 4 layers of rinsed and squeezed che...

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