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When Tea Was Brought to the Western Hemisphere and a Bit of History
We’ve all heard of the Boston Tea Party, but tea came to the Western hemisphere long before that. Time to follow that trail and see just when tea was brought here and by whom. Once upon a time (some say as long as 5,000 years ago), a studier of plants in China was boiling some Continue reading
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Obsolete Jobs: US Tea Examiner
As noted before in these pages, we citizens of the United States put away a fair quantity of iced tea and a little bit of the other stuff, but we don’t quite measure up to the big time tea drinking countries. On a list of top tea drinking nations that I ran across recently, we Continue reading
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What Is a Hand-Crafted Tea?
Just as the terms “artisanal tea” and “artisan tea” are being applied to just about any tea under the sun (as I discussed in a previous article), so are the terms “hand-crafted tea” (sound of audible heavy sigh) and “handmade tea” similarly misused (both basically mean to refer to what is more appropriately called “hand Continue reading
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Tea Themes on Our Blog
Over the years, our blog has addressed lots of tea themes. From what tea is and how to prepare it, to different tea customs, history and teawares. We have looked at every twist and turn and nuance of tea and yet the articles keep coming. Why? Because that is tea – ever present and changing Continue reading
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The History of the Perfect Cup of Tea
I write a few monthly columns for this site, one about tea books and one about tea gadgets and offbeat news. Though it might seem otherwise, I don’t actually write on a monthly basis about perfect tea. But I’ve covered the topic many times already and I’m about to do it one more time. For Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 13
There is some debate about how old a child should be before they are introduced to the wonders of tea. But you’re probably safe in introducing them to books about tea at any age, no matter how young. One good choice in this area might be the Emma Lea books, a series of tea-themed children’s Continue reading
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“You’ll Never Believe…” (Strange Tea Tidbits)
Unlike those “Monthly Gadget and Offbeat News Reports” that have been featured on this blog for awhile now (a recent one) and that bring you some really neat items, this article is just a tad stranger…a bit more unbelievable…and just plain “out there.” There are all kinds of folks in this world, and therefore all Continue reading
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Servants Serving Tea – A Guide
With Downton Abbey all the rage these days it seems that there’s been an increase in the amount of tea-related news that has to do with the show in some way or another. Which is probably not surprising given that the show is set in the upper crust of British society in the years before Continue reading
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A Look at Artistic Tea Commercials
Maybe you’ve noticed or perhaps not, but there’s a wonderful world of tea videos and commercials out there. It’s easy to access nowadays with video sharing sites everywhere, and it’s especially interesting to see what tea commercials you might have missed if you don’t watch much TV or don’t live in a country where a Continue reading
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