Tea – Iced Tea
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National Iced Tea Day!
Did you know that June is Iced Tea Month in the United States? While millions of people drink it all year long, it is widely celebrated during this early summer month on June 10th. It’s a good time, too, since iced tea is a very popular drink among Americans, especially in the summer months! About… Continue reading
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Cold Infusing Tea 101
There many ways to prepare tea. You can do it the old school way with a tea kettle and a teapot. You can do it in a more newfangled way (guilty) with water heated in a microwave and a gravity type infuser. Or the even more newfangled method of using a fancy gadget that does… Continue reading
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How to Make a Tea Float
That is NOT a typo. We are not discussing how to make tea float (as in those little leaves or bits of leaf dust on the surface of the water). We’re also not talking about parades here. But we are discussing a rather unique dessert idea that is not a latté, not a smoothie, and… Continue reading
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How to Make Your Iced Tea Better
It seems sometimes that a lot of the discussions about iced tea revolve around the various methods for preparing it. There are several that are most commonly used. You can steep the tea in hot water like most people do for hot tea and then chill it by pouring it over ice or simply by… Continue reading
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Surviving the Dog Days with Tea
Summer is a relative concept. Which may have some influence on how you consume tea. When I was growing up back in the Northeast, summer began with pools opening on Memorial Day, followed by school letting out. A period of heat followed, the pools closed on Labor Day and school started again. Leading up to… Continue reading
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The Dog Days of Tea
You’ve no doubt heard of the Dog Days of Summer. But what about the Dog Days of Tea? No? Well, let me enlighten you. First, a bit about what the Dog Days of Summer are. Date-wise, these Dog Days occur mainly in the months of July and August here in the Northern Hemisphere. They are… Continue reading
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5 Things to Know About Thai Milk Tea
Look up “thai tea” online and you end up with page after page of search results about Thai Milk Tea. So I wanted to highlight five things for you to know about this cool tea treat. 1 This Is NOT the British Style of Tea with Milk The British are famous for enjoying their tea… Continue reading
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“Tea, Please…and Hold the Ice!”
Iced tea weather is upon us, but for some folks that ice poses a problem: dilution. As ice cubes melt in your glass on a hot day they can water down your tea, weakening it to the point where it’s barely more than water. That can cause many tea drinkers to say “Tea, please…and hold… Continue reading
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Fresh-Brewed Iced Tea from a Convenience Store?
I ran across a press release recently that announced that a certain well known convenience store chain was rolling out something called “fresh-brewed” iced tea in its stores. Which got me to wondering. I’ve seen this phrase used before and have never thought much about it, but just exactly what does fresh-brewed tea mean? I… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 17
Fred Thompson has written books about a variety of beverages, including lemonade, hot chocolate, and bourbon. But with iced tea season getting under way for so many of us it’s as good a time as any to mention the other beverage he wrote about. Yes, that would be iced tea. Iced Tea: 50 Recipes for… Continue reading
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