July 2013
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The Language of Teacup Design
Teacup designs have a language all their own, and when you learn it, you can enjoy your tea even more! Here is a handy chart (with mostly teacups from my own collection but one or two found online) to serve as your interpreter: As you can see, this cup is large enough to hold a… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Yellow Teas
Our next stop in this virtual tea tour isn’t a place but a type of tea: yellow tea. It is often misunderstood, but there are at least three great yellow teas you owe it to yourself to try. I have been exploring some of them with surprisingly good results. Fellow writer on this blog Elise… Continue reading
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What ConsumerLab.com Wants You to Know About Green Tea
If you look at this nifty chart, you’ll see that the interest in green tea – at least as measured by Web searches – peaked in early 2005, dipped a bit over the course of the next few years and has been mostly on the rise since then. It’s also safe to say, though I… Continue reading
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Tea in the Movies — “Act One”
Time to see how tea plays a role in another movie. This one is called “Act One,” based on the autobiography of playwright Moss Hart who gained fame on Broadway. The movie is interesting for seeing the dedication and effort that art takes but also for how the term “tea party” is being used. Young… Continue reading
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An Abundance of “Tea Ladies”
When I began blogging, I sort of jokingly dubbed myself “The Tea Lady,” just as others dub themselves or are dubbed by others such things as “The Nail Care Lady” or “The Avon Lady.” In neither case does anyone think that this one particular lady is the one and only nail care or Avon lady.… Continue reading
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Exploring Yellow Tea
Featured in a recent article as one of the five teas I would like to explore more, yellow tea can pose a challenge, even for the most hardened tea hunter. It can just be really hard to get your hands on, and is a type of tea that most people, including many tea enthusiasts, have… Continue reading
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A Closer Look at Teapot Spout Styles
The spout of the teapot is often overlooked by shoppers, but it can be the most important part of the teapot. Styles vary and can make a big difference when pouring out that tasty tea. Time to take a closer look! For this article I am mostly avoiding teapots whose design incorporates the spout, as… Continue reading
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Tea in Strange Places – Guatemala
With all due respect to the good people of Guatemala I have to admit that I don’t know too much about their country, aside from the fact that it’s located in Central America and it’s well-known for its coffee. By some estimates, Latin America accounts for about two-thirds of all of the world’s coffee and… Continue reading
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Tea Growers in the U.S. Get a League of Their Own
On June 8th of this year at the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, an historic meeting took place: the founding meeting of The United States League of Tea Growers (USLTG). Yes, folks, now U.S. tea growers have a league of their own (just like those women baseball players in that movie —… Continue reading
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Tea Caddy Spoons Demystified
I’ve been writing about tea for almost eight years now and until recently I hadn’t heard of a certain little gizmo known as a caddy spoon. Or maybe I just forgot. But I don’t think so. In any event, it’s probably no surprise that this should be the case. I’m just making a semi-educated guess… Continue reading
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