January 2014
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Recipe for Tea Cheese Bites
We have all seen that preverbal cheese ball covered in nuts sitting in the center of a plate surrounded by crackers. This is not that, whew! Small bites sized creamy cheese balls surrounded by tea glazed pecans. Your palate is sure to enjoy this creamy, crunchy, salty yet sweet bite. One of the wonderful things… Continue reading
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How to Properly Measure Different Types of Tea
One of the keys to a proper cuppa tea is getting the ratio of water to tea just right. So, many tea vendors and tea advisors say to use a certain number of teaspoons full of tea per cup of water. There are several things to note here, so we are going to go through… Continue reading
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Who Invented the Tea Kettle Whistle?
If you’re like me – or the majority of the people on Earth – you probably don’t give a lot of thought to tea kettle whistles. All that really matters is that they work when the water starts to boil. Not so long ago, while writing an article for this site on the science of… Continue reading
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Some of the Strangest Teacups You’ll Ever See
Pretty, dainty, sturdy, glass, bone china, porcelain, ceramic, porcelain — no matter what, teacups are usually great for having tea. Sometimes, though, designers go a bit … uh … off center and … uh … get a bit carried away. This results in teacups that are some of the strangest you’ll ever see. (Some are… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 12
While I try to keep up with all of the latest and greatest tea books, it seems that I somehow missed a recent release – The Infusiast: Diatribes From The Devotea, by tea merchant Robert Godden. I won’t say much about it other than to direct you to this review by my Esteemed Editor and… Continue reading
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Teas of the World: Chinese Yunnan Teas
The Yunnan Province of China is home to some of the finest teas from China. A few years ago the Chinese government even went so far as to give approval to a proposal that limits the labeling of any Chinese tea as “pu-erh” to only those grown and processed in this province. This was in… Continue reading
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Hot Toddies and Tea
Writing articles for this site has been something of a learning experience for me lately. One of the last topics I wrote about was cream tea, about which I knew absolutely nothing prior to getting started. From there we turn to the topic of the hot toddy. Which is a term I’ve probably heard all… Continue reading
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The Ups and Downs of Plunger Teapots
Plunger teapots have been around for a few years and have certainly gained their share of fans out there in the tea world. They are modeled similar to the ones used for coffee. These teapots also have a downside, though, that can get overlooked. That’s why I’m here to show you both the ups and… Continue reading
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A Beginner’s Guide to Cream Tea
I’ve been writing about tea for a while now, and I’ve learned quite a few things during that time. But there are probably as many – or more – things I still don’t know. Like, for example, what is cream tea? Until I decided to write this article, I’d always assumed it was tea with… Continue reading
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How Are You Celebrating Hot Tea Month?
January is Hot Tea Month (following on the heels of a busy holiday season), which we’ve covered on this blog before but which is worth bringing up again here. A week of that month is already gone. How did you celebrate, and what will you be doing in the three weeks remaining? Is Hot Tea… Continue reading
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