June 2011
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Tea Cosys (Cozies)
I am an enthusiastic, if deeply inept, practitioner of several different arts and crafts. I enjoy baking, making all my own greetings cards, and doing terrible things with papier maché. My most successful creative endeavours tend to fall within the realms of knitting and crochet. I have a lot of enthusiasm and a real talent… Continue reading
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UNTEA — It’s Not What You Think
Years ago there were commercials touting the “uncola”! Today, there is the UNTEA. No, it’s not Rooibos, honeybush, chamomile, yerba maté, guayusa, or a host of other plant matter being called “tea.” It’s not even true tea, the kind made from the tea bush (Camellia Sinensis). So, what is this thing called “UNTEA”? To answer… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — Form vs. Function
Another pot of tea needed, which means another filling of the kettle and serving as “kettle sitter” while it boils. An opportune time to reflect on some deep and noteworthy topic. This one is a natural for tea drinkers: form vs. function. Should your teawares be primarily functional or stretch the boundaries of the unusual?… Continue reading
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Review — Organic Irish Breakfast by The English Tea Store
Name: Organic Irish Breakfast Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea Form: Loose leaf Review: The English Tea Store’s Organic Irish Breakfast tea is pretty much what I expected: Super strong, robust, not very complex, but possessing the ability to wake a person up and clear their palate of any lingering breakfast flavors. It is… Continue reading
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Women’s Names and Tea
Tea has been seen as a “woman’s beverage” in Europe and the U.S. since it was popularized in Britain by Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza after her marriage to Prince Charles II. As tea became more popular, a lot of tea rooms became havens where women could go and not be seen as wild or… Continue reading
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Madeleines
“She sent for one of those squat, plump little cakes called ‘petites madeleines,’ which look as though they had been moulded in the fluted valve of a scallop shell. And soon, mechanically, dispirited after a dreary day with the prospect of a depressing morrow, I raised to my lips a spoonful of the tea in… Continue reading
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Lychee Congou China Black Tea from The English Tea Store
Name: Lychee Congou China Black Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Lychee is a delicious fruit with a marvelous scent. In Lychee Congou China Black Tea, black tea from China is blended with lychee flavoring to create a very sweet, fragrant cup of tea. The tea’s dry leaf is… Continue reading
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Riding the Tea Price Rollercoaster
Prices go up. Prices go down. It’s true of clothing, an ounce of gold, food, gas, and — the most important thing of all — tea! It can be quite a ride, with your budget straining or relaxing as the direction changes. When it comes to tea, you can beat the move ups with some… Continue reading
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Tea Moments — A Too Quiet House
Time out for a tea moment to contemplate the mysteries of life. In this case, it’s the too quiet house. Houses know quiet and noise. They can be filled with either and both, with one room being the hub of human activity (music playing, TVs blaring, children laughing and shouting, etc.) and another being a… Continue reading
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Perspectives on Tea: The Tea Cyclopaedia
Say what you want about Google’s ambitious plan to digitize every book in the known universe (and perhaps in all parallel universes too), but you can’t say that it hasn’t been a boon to tea historians and anyone else who has an interest in seeing how tea used to be produced and consumed. A cursory… Continue reading
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