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Prepping for the Holidays — Fruit Cakes
More holiday prepping is in line here. This time, the loved (and despised) fruit cake is the object of our attention. A holiday tradition dating back as far as the 1400s when fruits from the Mediterranean region were dried to preserve them during the long ocean voyage to Britain and upon arrival considered only fit… Continue reading
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Tea — A Global Experience
Our “shrinking world” has been a catchphrase used for quite a few years now. It basically means that communications and travel have gotten faster and cheaper. Both have certainly made tea a truly global experience. Tea shipments are faster, and you can tweet about them on Twitter, post about them on Facebook and your blog,… Continue reading
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Do You Really Need to Clean Tea Stains Out of Your Teapots?
A lot of fuss gets made about cleaning teapots and other teawares. But this thought has recently come to mind: do you really need to clean tea stains out of your teapots? So often we go along being told that we need to do this or that or whatever, and we do it. Every now… Continue reading
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Futili-TEA
You steep up a potful. In a twinkling, the pot is empty. You steep up another potful. Again — whoosh! — it’s empty. On and on. It’s pure futili-TEA! And it’s enough to make any Tea Princess or even the most manly Tea Guy go to a level of frustration usually described as “aaaaaggghhh!” Time… Continue reading
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Prepping for the Holidays — Cocoa and Chocolate Drinks
Tea and water may be the top two beverages on the planet, but cocoa is definitely on the top ten list. And during the holiday season here in the U.S., it climbs into the top five. Having some cocoa and chocolate drinks on hand is a great way to prep for those holiday visitors. And… Continue reading
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5 Things to Do While Your Tea Is Steeping
Steeping tea can take a little time, from heating the water and prepping the teapot to the actual steeping. How long it all takes depends on the tea being steeped. The longest steeping time I’ve done for a single infusion was ten minutes for Young Pu-erh. It was an experiment to see if the tea… Continue reading
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The Tea Princess Loses Internet Access
Life is full of its bumps and jolts along with the smooth sailing parts. That’s just reality. But how we deal with those bumps and jolts is a key to happiness. For us Tea Princesses, the thing that helps us deal and therefore achieve that happiness is, of course, tea! Thus it was when this… Continue reading
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10 Super Things to Toast with Tea in December
The 12th month of the year is here. A final 31 days to get all of your goals for the year finalized. Yeah, right! I know I got all my New Year’s Resolutions done in January (guffaw!). But seriously, we can get so busy preparing for and then enjoying the holidays during November and December… Continue reading
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The Twelve Teas of Christmas
Traditions have to start somewhere, and so it is with things like the twelve teas of Christmas. Now, the word “tea” can refer both to the beverage and to a meal (ranging from a few treats to several courses). With that in mind, I present my take on a well-established Christmas tradition — that almost… Continue reading
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Tea Terminology — “Tea Soup”
Tea terminology can sometimes seem very fluid (pun intended), so when I saw the term “tea soup” being used, it was no surprise. Since this first sighting, I have seen other sites using this term, too. I suspect, though, that the term has come about based on an issue of translation. The site I originally… Continue reading
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