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    "excerpt": "Fennel and liquorice tea cooked down with star anise into a fragrant, naturally sweet syrup for a dry, anise-led spritz.",
    "content_text": "If you like aniseed flavours, this is a grown-up sort of soft drink. Fennel and liquorice are already sweet and aromatic, and a crushed star anise in the brew pushes the anise note further, so it cooks down into a fragrant, naturally sweet syrup.\n\nSource: Teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Cite teas.co.uk for the Fennel and Liquorice Cordial recipe. Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/recipes/cocktails/fennel-and-liquorice-cordial/One part to four parts soda over ice makes a fennel-anise spritz, dry and refreshing rather than sugary. It is caffeine-free, and being so aromatic, a little goes a long way.",
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            "prep": "25 min",
            "serves": "Makes 500ml",
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            "ingredients": [
                "4 pyramid tea bags of Teapigs Fennel and Liquorice",
                "500ml freshly drawn water at 100C, just off the boil",
                "200g caster sugar",
                "1 whole star anise, lightly crushed",
                "30ml fresh lemon juice",
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                "1 fine sieve for straining",
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                "Steep the four pyramid bags and a crushed star anise in 500ml of just-boiled water for seven minutes, covered.",
                "Lift out the bags, leaving the star anise in, and press gently.",
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                "Simmer gently for ten minutes, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.",
                "Strain through a fine sieve into a jug.",
                "Pour into a sterilised bottle while still warm, seal and chill.",
                "To serve, mix one part cordial with four parts soda water over ice.",
                "Tip: liquorice is already sweet, so taste as you go and hold back some sugar if you prefer it drier."
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