April 2011
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Tea and Allergies
It’s spring again and, to paraphrase Tennyson a bit, it’s a time when a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…allergies. Well, maybe that’s not quite what old Lord Alfred was getting at. But for many young men or women or for that matter, for people of any age, the approach of spring means… Continue reading
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Tea Gardening without the Garden
One of the drawbacks of living in a top floor flat is that a kitchen garden is at best precarious and at worst hazardous. There’s really only so much you can do with a window box and a hanging basket. You could maybe encourage some beans to climb up the drain pipe to your window,… Continue reading
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Tea Time Horrors
Tea time can be full of horrors even if you have been drinking tea for years. Remember the classic monster and horror movies from the 1950s, the days of such classics as The Mummy, Dracula, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Frankenstein? Well, tea time horrors can range from that level of spine-tingling shivers… Continue reading
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Electric Kettles
While electric kettles are commonplace in the United Kingdom, many people in the United States don’t have one. But true tea lovers know that the fastest, easiest way to get your cuppa is to have one of these gadgets for your very own. Here are a few things to consider when selecting an electric kettle:… Continue reading
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Teapots, Teapots and More Teapots
When it comes right down to it you don’t really need a teapot to make tea. But for many tea drinkers this piece of teaware is a crucial part of the process of preparing and consuming tea and one that they’re not willing to part with. The teapot has probably been with us for as… Continue reading
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Tea Veterans — James Norwood Pratt
Time to visit with another person who has been in the “tea trenches” for many years. Another dedicatee to the Camellia Sinensis plant (the tea bush) and to processing it for a variety of tastes. Someone who contributes daily to the enjoyment of tea by people the world over. Another unsung hero, a veteran in… Continue reading
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Keep Calm and Carry On, with Tea
What is it about a cup of tea? Oh, I know there’s been all sorts of scientific findings about the properties of tea that point to it’s ability to calm, but just now, I find myself calmed as I brew it and carry it upstairs to my office, and I have not yet had one… Continue reading
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Tea Storage Containers
My readers know that I am a stickler for proper tea storage: A tea’s flavor is easily compromised by exposure to air, moisture and other smells. In fact, teas can get contaminated by the scent of other teas and tisanes. To protect your teas, keep both your loose leaf and bagged teas in airtight storage… Continue reading
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In the Leaves for April
Once again it is time to pour the tea of knowledge from the pot of the future into the cup of insight, swirl it mystically and see what guidance we can find as we continue our perilous journey in to April. The first of the portents revealed by a very agreeable cup of Earl Grey… Continue reading
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