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August 2010

  • No Strings Attached (to My Teabag)

    Teatime is best with no strings attached, especially to my teabag. Nothing is more irritating to this tea lover who lives the “tea life” than those strings and tags on some teabags. Something about that dangling thing hanging over the side of a mug smacks of low-brow Hollywood tea portrayals. It sets a teatime atmosphere… Continue reading

  • Ranking Your Oolongs

    Oolong is one of those teas that came about by accident. A veritable quirk in the ever-changing world of tea. As one story goes, a tea gardener in China was interrupted while processing his fresh-picked leaves. Normally, he would have dried the leaves either by roasting, oven drying, or steaming (the story doesn’t specify). This… Continue reading

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  • Time to Time Your Tea

    The tea’s in the pot and the water is heated to just the right temperature — that means it’s time to time your tea. Goldilocks went around the home of the Three Bears, declaring, “This porridge is too hot. This porridge is too cold. This bed is too hard. This bed is too soft.” Without… Continue reading

  • Upcoming Tea Books

    If you’re caught up on your tea-related reading and you’re looking for something to add to your bookshelf, you’re in luck. The next few months will see an assortment of interesting tea books making their way to bookstores. Here are a few. A Full Cup: Sir Thomas Lipton’s Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the… Continue reading

  • Items That Can Make Great Teabag Holders

    In case you’re not one of those people with lots of well-meaning friends and family who buy you teabag holders, I have a few suggestions for things you can substitute. I’m assuming, of course, that you use teabags at least now and then to steep up a nice, tasty cup of tea. You also most… Continue reading

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  • Topping Your Tea with Whipped Cream

    Whipped cream on your tea — don’t knock it ’til you’ve tried it! They say that necessity is the mother of invention. One day the necessity was a total lack of milk in the house and a potful of Assam freshly steeped and waiting for that milk. (I know, you’re asking, “Why didn’t you look… Continue reading

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  • A Washington of Tea

    Here in northern Virginia, we are happy to have the home of America’s first president, General George Washington himself. His estate, Mount Vernon, sits on a hill overlooking the Potomac River. He grew many things on his estate, largely wheat, but also tobacco, cotton, and many food products. He did not, however, grow tea. Nor… Continue reading

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  • Boston Tea Parties: Not What You Think

    During college, I had many opportunities to visit the beautiful city of Boston. Being a history major in love with early American history, I enjoyed wandering the streets of this old town, stopping in for a cup of tea along Newbury Street. I paid many visits to the Museum of Fine Arts, and even enjoyed… Continue reading

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  • Thomas Lipton’s Full Cup

    By William I. Lengeman III You don’t have to be a tea drinker to know the name Lipton. It’s a household name, probably more so than any other brand of tea and is one of the most popular ones on earth, especially if you consider that it’s currently available in more than 110 countries. But… Continue reading

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  • Milk Tea

    Milk and tea. For some tea drinkers this blend is the most normal combination in the world, one that’s taken as much for granted as pairing peanut butter with jelly or pancakes with maple syrup. For other tea lovers, tainting a fine cup of tea with the likes of milk or cream is an abomination… Continue reading

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