Recipe: Swabiman's fantastic black tea

Swabiman, our resident care person who does all of the cooking and cleaning around this place--and with such a kind soul--made me some black tea the other day that was delicious. At my request, he just let me in on his secrets and I'm going to write them here so I don't forget. This is for one magnificent cup:
  • Water (of course)
  • Small amount of black tea
  • Sugar to taste
  • 4 peppercorns ground (I might reduce this number--it's pretty spicy!)
  • A thumb-sized piece of ginger beat to a pulp with a pestle and mortar
  • A tiny amount of instant coffee
Strange, but voila! A tasty new tea. He also showed me what he makes everyday for our herbal tea--ginger and cinnamon leaves, which grow on the tree right outside my window. I have a cinnamon tree out my window!

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