Nina wrote:

Hm, more Scandinavian version then, perhaps?

The name "Nina" can be found in a lot of places now, but originally it
was (and occasionally still is) a Russian diminutive/hypocoristic of
Anna. As to the (tenuous) Scandinavian connection, remember "Ninotchka"
(a Russian diminutive of Nina) with Greta Garbo?

ObFood: Tea-Fruit Kisel (a fool-like concoction) from a Russian
cookbook.

1 l (1.1 US quarts) water
6 teaspoons tea leaves (black, green, or a mix)
20 pieces of sugar
0.5 l (1.1 pint) fruit (apple, quince, orange, or some other) juice
6-8 teaspoons corn starch
1 cup cold boiled water (to dissolve the starch)
optionally, vanilla or vanilla extract
optionally, cloves or cinnamon

Dissolve corn starch in a cup of cold boiled water. Brew the tea and,
while it's still very hot (put it over the heat), add the dissolved
starch, stirring vigorously. Take from the heat as soon as the starch
is added. Stir until the liquid thickens. Then add the fruit juice and
continue to stir vigorously. If desired, add vanilla or vanilla
extract, or cloves, or cinnamon to taste, and let cool. The result is a
very pleasant cold thickish liquid tasting of tea and fruit.

Victor