Russian Spice Tea

Well, I've got my car back, and so I'm once again mobile; however, now I have a head cold. The weather is really beautiful these last couple of days. It rained last night, but it was quite late, and the temperatures have reached the 80s, and so it doesn't make much sense making what I'm making today.
When I was a kid, my mom made this stuff that we called "Russian Spiced Tea" and I liked it. I still have the recipe, but I don't like how artificial it is. It's filled with artificial sweeteners and instant tea and Tang, etc. So, I looked for a recipe that had real ingredients and I found one for Russian Spiced Tea. I don't know if it is authentically Russian, but I thought with all the vitamin C in this thing it should boost my immune system. I changed only one thing. I added a small cinnamon stick as well. And my measurements weren't precise because I juiced three oranges and two lemons...I don't know how to juice a pineapple, so I just got it out of a can. I don't mind juicing some fruits. I like to use the peels to put down the garbage disposal. It makes the kitchen smell so good and clean.
It is VERY sweet. The recipe calls for sweetened, strong tea. I used the sweetened tea recipe I use to make Ginger-lemon iced tea in the summer, which calls for one cup of sugar for every two cups of water. This was probably too sweet to begin with. Not that I don't like sweet, but...Otherwise it tastes very good. It should be served warm but kept in the fridge so it's a great recipe to just warm in the microwave. We'll see if it helps me get over this darn cold.

October 3, 2014. Well, I made the Russian Spice Tea again this evening. This time I cut the sugar down by a cup, which helps, but I think there's too much pineapple juice as well. Actually, I think I'd like it just with the lemon and orange juice and no pineapple juice at all. I think without the pineapple, the taste of the cloves and cinnamon would be more distinct.