September 2012
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How to Experience the Adventure of Being a Tea Writer
Like to write? Love tea? Then, becoming a tea writer seems like a natural combination of those two interests. The adventure may not always go smoothly, but being a tea writer is its own reward! About Writing and Tea We are not all tea experts, nor even acquainted with tea beyond the basics of steeping… Continue reading
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Removing Unwanted Tea Stains
Every so often someone asks me how to remove tea stains. I guess they figure if I know how to create tea stains (via tea-dyeing fabrics) then I must know how to get the stains out. Well, some I do and some I don’t. So I did a little research into it, and discovered that… Continue reading
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6 Reasons Your Tea Tastes Different from the Vendor’s Description
Ever buy a tea based on the description on the vendor’s site only to have the flavor come out very different (and not in a good way) when you steeped it at home? Me, too. Same goes for tea review sites. There are about five main reasons I can think of that could account for… Continue reading
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Growing Tea in Britain
If the tea-loving British were only able to drink tea that had been grown on their own soil, they’d be out of luck. They currently drink about fourteen pounds of tea per person per year but there is only one producer there of any significance – Tregothnan Estate, in Cornwall. While they turn out a respectable… Continue reading
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Even More Tea Gadgets & Offbeat News
Did you hear the one about 900-year old cup of tea recently found in the southeastern United States? Well, don’t get too excited. First of all, it’s not an actual cup of tea – spillage and/or evaporation presumably saw to that. Second, as near as anyone can tell, none of the natives living here at… Continue reading
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“Stunt Double” Teapots
Just as there are stunt doubles in the movies, there are stunt double teapots. They are those not-so-photogenic yet oh-so-capable teapots who fill in for the show teapots. They also save those fancy schmancy teapots from staining and the possibility of chipping, cracking, and breaking. Useful if you are planning to photograph your tea time… Continue reading
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Breaking Tea Habits
Just as in other areas of life, we develop habits in our tea drinking. Perhaps there is a certain type of tea you drink in the morning and a different one that is only for afternoon. Perhaps you use a certain mug every morning, or have a tea-making ritual that you follow like clockwork. Perhaps… Continue reading
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The Tea Princess and the Bad Hair Day
Okay, all you Tea Princesses out there, fess up, you’ve had a bad hair day or two. However, the saying goes that no matter what goes wrong in your day, tea will make it all better. It calms, soothes, and invigorates. So, it’s no surprise that tea helps even bad hair days go better. At… Continue reading
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Types of Japanese Tea
With the exception of China, which grows pretty much every major type of tea, there are tea growing regions of the world that are associated with certain types of tea. You might find other types of tea in Africa, India and Ceylon, but they’re best known for black tea. By the same token the vast… Continue reading
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“Shopping” in Your Own Tea Cabinet
We moved from the NYC area to semi-rural South Carolina a little over seven years ago. Up north, we were living in a post-war garden apartment complex; the apartments, although well-constructed with thick brick walls that provided good insulation and kept most of the tenants’ business private, were not exactly spacious. To store my teas… Continue reading
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