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Spiced Citrus Iced Tea

INGREDIENTS:2 lemons or oranges
6 cups boiling water
5 tea bags
12 whole cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
ice cubes
sugar, honey, or orange-flavored liqueur to taste (optional) DIRECTIONS:Peel each lemon or orange in a continuous spiral, removing outer colored layer of peel only. Pour the boiling water over the tea bags, spices, and peel. Cover and steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and spices; chill the tea mixture with peel. To serve, remove peel and serve tea over ice. Sweeten with sugar, honey, or orange-flavored liqueur to taste, and serve with cinnamon stick stirrers. SERVINGS:Six 6-ounce servings