June 2013
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Canada’s First Tea Farm?
In the years that I’ve been writing about tea, I’ve commented a number of times about the relative scarcity of tea growers in the United States. We’re not really renowned for drinking tea here or growing it, although there is one producer of note – South Carolina’s Charleston Tea Plantation – and a number of… Continue reading
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Tea in the Movies — “The Verdict”
Nothing is better than cozying up on the sofa, a fresh pot of tea ready and at hand and piping hot scones nearby, and watching an old movie. Of course, seeing an interesting tea-related incident in that movie can add the perfect touch to that moment. Hubby and I were all settled in and enjoying… Continue reading
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Aroma Cup Sets – the Playful and Conscious Way to Enjoy Your Tea
You’ve all seen them before, those sets of pairs of tiny cups, one of them high and slim, the other one flat and wide, each of them holding no more than 0.05 l of tea when filled to spill-over level, which they usually are. They can be put into each other in various ways, look… Continue reading
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“Sweet Tea” Explained (Sort of)
Having lived in the Southeastern part of the U.S. for several years, I never quite managed to understand the phenomenon known as “sweet tea.” Now, after moving away, I think I finally get it. In short, it’s sort of a brown Kool-Aid, especially when made with the teas that have fruit flavors added to them.… Continue reading
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Is Ceylon Tea an Aphrodisiac?
I’ve heard my share of extravagant claims for tea over the course of the years. Most of the time I just move on (nothing to see here). Once in a while I pause to engage in a bit of contemplative inner ridicule for a few moments, but every now and then I have to stop… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Chinese Anxi Teas
China, the much-acknowledged birthplace of tea drinking in the world, is a large country divided into provinces. Fujian is one such province and is also a source of some fine teas. They are so varied, though, that we will start with the county of Anxi. Time to go exploring! About Anxi County The area has… Continue reading
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Selling Tea: Presentation, Presentation, Presentation
Have you ever seen a menu with washed out, faded pictures of food that probably wouldn’t look all that good no matter how accomplished the photography was? Did it really make you want to eat at that particular restaurant? I couldn’t agree more. I’ve never been a particularly visual person. Words, text and the like… Continue reading
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Tea Memory — the “Napoleon of Napa Valley”
Once upon a time, hubby and I lived in what others regard as the beautiful idyllic Napa Valley in California. Steep yourself a nice hot pot of tea and read about my experience there with the guy I refer to in my memory as the “Napoleon of Napa Valley.” Ready? Here goes! Small vineyards abound… Continue reading
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The Perfect Way to Use Tea as a Visitors-To-Your House Controller
As a tea person with quite a number of aspects of my personal, social and professional life being centered around tea, I have among other things developed a tea-based system of controlling visitors to my house that has become not only increasingly efficient in the course of the years, but has also reached a probably… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — The Demise of the White Picket Fence
The kettle is on, and my water boiling skills are being stretched to their max. Okay, it’s a black tea, so full-boil water is needed. That means I have plenty of time for a bit of mind wandering into the forest that is sometimes the province of philosophical thought (as in “you can’t see the… Continue reading
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