February 2010
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Tea and Lung Cancer
The health problems attributed to tobacco smoking are probably no secret to anyone nowadays. What might not be so well known is the fact that tea might offer some small measure of protection against lung cancer. Ninety percent of these cases, according to some experts, can be attributed to smoking. In 2008, cancer researchers at… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — “Oops” Happens
You might call me a tea kettle philosopher. After years of waiting for the tea kettle to boil I’ve acquired such wisdom as: “No use crying over spilt tea.” I think that’s the expression. (Actually, it’s “spilt milk” but no matter.) The idea is that accidents (“Oops!”) happen. It’s a shame when the tea you’ve… Continue reading
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Valentine’s Gift to Myself
Valentine’s Day. The holiday to celebrate love. From early childhood the cute heart cards are exchanged at school with each member of the class. In the card isle at Hallmark there are cards for friends, daughters and sons, and even a few for mothers. But the main focus of this day is on the young… Continue reading
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Yerba Mate and Health
In many parts of South America a beverage called yerba mate is as popular as coffee is in North America, if not more so. Yerba mate is most often prepared in a gourd called a mate and consumed through a filtered metal straw called a bombilla. Lately, yerba mate has begun making inroads in other… Continue reading
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A Bit of Gluten-Free Heaven
I am known in my family as a great sufferer when ill. I sit around in my misery, moaning and sighing. Picture Felix Unger of ‘The Odd Couple’ in a pink bathrobe. I assemble all my many remedies around me. Someone once asked me exactly what my remedies were. I started to make a list.… Continue reading
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Yorkshire Gold by Taylors of Harrogate
Name: Yorkshire Gold Brand: Taylors of Harrogate Type: Black tea, blend Form: Paper tea bags Review: When friends from the UK visited last Fall, they brought a box of Yorkshire Gold tea with them. I was suspicious, but not wishing to be impolite, I accepted a cup of “Yorkshire tea” made with milk and sugar.… Continue reading
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Tea Tale — The Hawk and the Dove
Grab a cup of tea and read my little tea tale. The moral is pretty simple: “Don’t be a hawk or a dove. Drink tea instead!” Of course, I realize that’s not always possible. This tale is about a real hawk and a real dove (not just the cliché symbols for war and peace, respectively).… Continue reading
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Qualitea Time
Over the past weekend, instead of being snowed in by ourselves at our house, we opted to stay at my sister’s house to play with her girls in the snow, and generally be sociable all weekend. While it’s rather nice to return to the quiet of our own house and sleep in our own bed… Continue reading
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Tea and Caffeine
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 9, 2010. The decaffeination process described here has since been shown not to be effective. My thanks to Nigel Melican of Teacraft.com for his note on this. It’s the long , cold days of winter where I live, and tea is something I drink for taste,… Continue reading
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In Love with Tea
If you’re reading this, chance are you’re in love with tea. With all the pages that exist on the World Wide Web, here you are on a blog that is dedicated madly to a single plant that goes by the name Camellia Sinensis. You are in good company, as there are thousands of people at… Continue reading
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