— Drinks · kitchen tested
Spiced tea,
without the spike.
Three crystals, fresh ginger, cardamom, and the kind of sweetness that survives a proper second boil.
— Cook along
Crush
Crush ginger and cardamom until fragrant.
Boil
Bring water, tea, and spices to a rolling boil.
Milk
Add milk and boil again until the colour deepens.
Sweeten
Turn off heat, add swt., stir, strain, sip.
— The ratio
Two drops, one cup,
nothing wasted.
The sweetness that survives a proper second boil. Our by-the-cup rule keeps it simple — match it once and the kitchen remembers.
- 2 drops = 1 tsp sugar, in any cup
- 3 crystals when you like to spoon it in
- Sweeten last — off the heat, then taste
— Used here
The right format
for this recipe.
Crystals are easiest when you like spooning sweetness. Drops are best when you want the fastest dissolve in one cup.
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