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British East India Company, part 1
by Stephanie Hanson Part 1 On New Year’s Eve, 1600, Queen Elizabeth chartered the East India Company. She could hardly have known the lasting impact that that charter would have over the next several centuries. When the English saw the success of the Portuguese in trading with China, they jumped in, along with the Dutch… Continue reading
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Tea and Wine – More Alike Than Different
When you think of a tea totaler, the last thing in the world that it brings to mind is a fine glass of wine. But if you think about it, these two seemingly polar opposites are probably much more alike than they are different. Among the things that both tea and wine have in common… Continue reading
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Reading Tea Leaves
The ancient practice of divination has always accompanied tea drinking and meditation in both China and Japan. The tea ceremony is an act of meditation, and the analysis of the left over tea leaves reflects the state of things at that precise instant. The interpretation of the different patterns and symbols that the tea leaf… Continue reading
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Tea Quotations
By William I. Lengeman III Did you ever wish you were one of those people who could come up with clever witticisms that would still be bandied about hundreds of years later? Here are a few of the more worthwhile comments made about tea over the last few centuries. Of course, these are just the… Continue reading
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More Essential Tea Books
By William I. Lengeman III The Tea Shop Mystery Series By Laura Child Given the popularity of mysteries and the increasing interest in tea and tea culture, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some enterprising author would combine the two. Oolong Dead, released earlier this year, marks the tenth in Laura Child’s Tea Shop… Continue reading
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Should Children Drink Tea?
By Caryn Murray The question is one that many parents and grandparents ask, or should ask. Sadly, there isn’t much information available that will tell you what an appropriate age is for a child to drink tea. In most cases, parents can use their own responsible discretion before serving tea to a child. Some parents… Continue reading
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Liquid Jade by Beatrice Hohenegger
The other day, I picked up the book Liquid Jade: The Story of East to West while browsing at Teavana. The book, by Beatrice Hohenegger, was on sale for fifty percent off, and I rushed to the register, book in hand. Just a brief skimming of the pages showed me that this book went into… Continue reading
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Tea E-Books for Free
One of the great benefits of the Internet – besides allowing us to waste our time watching ridiculous video clips at any hour of the day or night – is that it has opened up access to documents that might not have been readily available otherwise. Among these documents are tea books, some of which… Continue reading
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Five Essential Tea Books
For anyone looking to increase their knowledge of tea, there are numerous resources available, including Web sites and an assortment of magazines and books. If you’re looking for a few additions to your tea-bookshelf, check out these tea-related tomes. Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West By Beatrice Hohenegger Over the past… Continue reading
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Tea and Facebook
By Stephanie Hanson For one of the oldest beverages in the world, tea sure is fitting right into the techno-driven world that we reside in. Where once we had tea parties, now we can have virtual reality tea parties on social networking sites like Facebook. Can these replace actually sitting down for a cuppa with… Continue reading
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