Preparing Tea and Herbals
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Tea Experiment — Steeping Tea in a Ceramic Tea Carafe
As a devoted tea aficionado and one who lives the “tea life,” I’m ever on the lookout for some neat, simple, and affordable teaware. What good fortune, then, when hubby espied an interesting and downright pretty tea carafe at a local store. A quick examination told us that this was a simple yet effective tool… Continue reading
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Mastering Tea
As we’ve already noted in these pages, there are any number of ways to advance your education about all things tea, including books, magazines, films, online resources and more. If you’re interested in getting more serious about the pursuit of tea, courses offered by the American Tea Masters Association (ATMA) and the Specialty Tea Institute… Continue reading
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Tea and the Infuser Experiment
An idea has been rattling around my brain for awhile (sort of like a dried pea in an empty jar): an infuser that’s as large as the interior of my cup will let the tea leaves have exposure to the water the same as if they were loose in that same cup. I even jotted… Continue reading
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Tea with Milk vs. Non-Dairy Creamer
Some teas are meant to be enjoyed with milk. But what if no milk is available? Recently, I was working in an office where this dilemma presented itself. My options were to either bring milk in with me (not very practical) or settle for the non-dairy creamer the employer generously provided. Non-dairy creamer won. For… Continue reading
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Tea Dilemma — “As Time Crawls By”
Waiting for tea to steep can seem like an eternity in our fast-paced lives. It can be as if time is crawling by. Sort of like when you’re waiting for the pie to bake, the chicken to broil, the printer to print, the FAX machine to FAX, etc. Yet, this steeping time can be the… Continue reading
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The Tea Bag
While not all tea drinkers are enamored of tea bags as an alternative to loose leaf tea, there’s no question that the tea bag is a popular choice for millions of tea lovers worldwide. By some accounts, which are probably more legendary than factual, tea drinking came about in 2737 B.C. when Chinese emperor Shen… Continue reading
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Tea and the Long Commute
Long commutes to work and enjoying fine teas don’t always go together. Yes, some clever people out there are busy at their design boards, working hard to come up with what they think is a perfect travel tea mug that allows you to steep your loose leaf fine teas and enjoy them along the way.… Continue reading
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Traveling Light
I am one of those people who cannot survive without the pleasure of a good cup of tea. This attitude on my part can make traveling the highways and by-ways of average America, as well as visiting most of my coffee-drinking friends and relatives, something of a trick. For example, whenever we start out early… Continue reading
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Making Your Own Iced Tea
Warmer weather is coming to the Northern Hemisphere as Spring cranks into full gear. That means one thing: Iced Tea! You can settle for the bottled stuff and take your chances on what’s in it. Better yet, make your own — a tradition since the St. Louis Exposition in 1904 when tea merchant Richard Blechynden… Continue reading
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How to Make Iced Tea
As the chilly months begin to pass into our rear view mirrors and warmer weather looms, this is as good a time as any to tackle the topic of iced tea. There are many options available to fans of this cooling beverage, including a number of passably good bottled teas. But most serious tea drinkers… Continue reading
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