Christmas will be here in 8 days so what better teapot to feature than this fairly new to me teapot shaped like a Christmas package. Isn’t it adorable?

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A nicely wrapped package with a tidy bow and berries with greenery makes this one just perfect to display at Christmas. I was lucky to find it on eBay and it happily made its way to live with me a few years ago. I can’t think of a better teapot to use this season, can you?

Just for fun today I found a recipe on Allrecipes for Christmas tea that I am going to have to try. Let me know if you try it and report back. Thanks for joining me today as I lift a cuppa and celebrate the countdown to Christmas.

• 6 cups water 
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves 
• 1 (1 inch) piece cinnamon stick 
• 6 tea bags (such as Lipton®) 
• ¾ cup orange juice  
• ½ cup white sugar 
• ¼ cup pineapple juice 
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice 

• Step 1 Pour water into a pot; add cloves and cinnamon stick. Bring water to a boil; remove from heat. Add tea bags to water and set aside to steep until the tea is to your preferred strength, at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard cloves, cinnamon stick, and tea bags.
• Step 2 Stir orange juice, sugar, pineapple juice, and lemon juice together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir the juice mixture until the sugar dissolves completely. Pour juice mixture into the spiced tea; serve hot.