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April 2011

  • McVitie’s Biscuits: Tea Time Deliciousness

    McVities Biscuits (cookies to us Americans) are make some of my favorite tea-time snacks. While I really do try to stick to my low-carb diet, sometimes I can’t help myself and must have a few of these UK-made delights, as they were clearly made to go with tea: Digestives: These biscuits are very plain, not… Continue reading

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  • Collectible Byrd Teawares and Pottery

    Tea lovers can go a bit gaga over collectible teawares. Sometimes they even go trolling the antique stores, garage sales, and flea markets, hoping to find that special something such as a Wedgwood cup and saucer. Not that I’ve ever done that, nope, not me, uh-uh, well maybe once … or twice … or every… Continue reading

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  • Royal-tea

    I realise I am a little biased, but for me there is more to the joy of tea than just drinking it. I like the whole process of boiling, brewing and pouring. I think there is something very relaxing in the magic of turning dry, dead looking leaves into the warming, invigorating drink that we… Continue reading

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  • Dressing for Tea

    Flowing dresses, wide-brimmed straw hats with silk flowers and brightly colored ribbons, and even wrist-length white cotton gloves are signs that women dressing for tea is back in style. Men are even getting into the act, wearing suits and ties. What’s this all about? One thing that might be influencing teatime apparel is the promotion… Continue reading

  • Being a Tea Geek

    Tea geeks, stand up and be proud. There is a lot to know about tea, and those of you who have achieved geek status must surely have spent a lot of time and effort scaling those heights of tea factdom. So, what is a geek? One dictionary defines a geek as one of these: A… Continue reading

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  • Tea Reviewers Revisited

    There are tea review sites and then there are tea review sites. For a listing of some of the more noteworthy ones, take a look at this previous article, here at The English Tea Store Blog. I also took a more in-depth look at a couple of the largest tea review sites out there. They… Continue reading

  • Tea Travel and Infuser Mugs

    Looking for ways to drink your tea on the go? A tea travel  mug or self-contained infuser mug may be just what you need. Tea travel and infuser mugs let you take your loose-leaf tea on the road without the need for packing a kit of specialized teaware.  Tea travel mugs offer entirely-enclosed tea brewing… Continue reading

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  • Tea — The Smart Choice

    Confirmation, if it was needed, that tea is the clever person’s drink of choice has come from a new Dutch study, published in Nutritional Neuroscience, which seems to show that a cup of tea will improve your brain power. Evidence that tea is as good for the mind as it is for the body is… Continue reading

  • Toasting Tea Time

    Want something a bit different at tea time? One very traditional treat in the U.K. and elsewhere is toast with butter and jams or preserves. Nothing unusual there. But if you cut those pieces of toast into shapes using various cookie cutters, you’ll turn ordinary into fanciful. Even just plain toast with the right toppings… Continue reading

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  • A “Peeps” Tea Party

    Unless you have been living in the remote reaches of some very unenlightened corner of the planet, such as, oh, Siberia, you have probably heard of “Peeps.” In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the folks in Siberia did know about these sweet little treats. They certainly know about tea and keep their samovars fired… Continue reading

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