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Tea Wares from Occupied Japan
During the post-World War II years, the USA spent a great deal of money and manpower to help our former enemies rebuild their economies. One of these projects in Japan was the re-establishment of ceramics production. While Japan had a centuries-old tradition of ceramics (stoneware, china, porcelain) ranging from functional to decorative before the war,… Continue reading
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5 Tea Tricks at the Office
In my article Avoid the Strain of Tea Steeping with the 2-Teapot MethodI hinted at some ideas on how to use that method even at the office. One commenter on that article sort of beat me to one of those items, but I’m including it here anyway. There are other tea tricks that come in… Continue reading
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Discovering the Tisane Called “Greek Mountain Tea”
Technically a tisane, the infusion made from Sideritis syriaca is the Greek cultural equivalent of English black tea with a dash of milk; when you say “tea” in Greece, this is what you are referring to. I recently discovered this culturally specific infusion after getting into a discussion about tea with some Greek friends of mine.… Continue reading
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Tea and the Holiday Shopping List
Tea helps save your sanity while shopping — whether in actual physical stores or online — for whatever gifts are on your list. Scarf for your cousin Mike. Latest Taylor Swift CD for your sister Cassie (she’s off to college now, so Mom and Dad won’t have to listen to it). Cheese-and-crackers-and-beef-sausage gift pack for… Continue reading
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Tea Review: English Tea Store’s Nine Bend Black Dragon
You could probably spend a lifetime studying the topic of Chinese tea, if you were so inclined, and still not get to the bottom of it. All of the major types of tea are grown there and the sheer number of varieties that fall into those categories are enough to put a strain on your… Continue reading
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Pairing Tea and Food — Cream-Style Corn Chowder and Kenyan Tea
Time for another recipe (the 8th in a baker’s dozen)! This is another that goes great with tea. Be adventurous and give her recipe a try with a pot of the tea named and assess the pairing for yourself. The recipe: Cream-Style Corn Chowder Your mom probably told you not to play with your food,… Continue reading
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“The Past and Present State of the Tea Trade of England,” by Robert Montgomery Martin
When setting out to pen a book on tea, writers of previous centuries didn’t really concern themselves much with coming up with a snappy title. I’ve written about a number of such tomes in the past here and the subject of this article is hardly no exception. Then again, perhaps a title like The Past… Continue reading
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Tea and Agatha Christie
There’s nothing like tea and a good book. The Grand Dame of Mystery, Agatha Christie, wrote her delicious little mysteries from 1920 to her death in 1976. Not as long as mankind has been enjoying tasty tea, so folks had to read something else at tea time before 1920. A few months ago, having never… Continue reading
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The Consequences of Missing Tea Time
Yesterday was another one of those days … a day when I had so many errands to run that I never got around to having tea. On a normal day – that is, a day when I’m working at home, or can finish my errands in short order – I consume between 24 and 72… Continue reading
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How to Include Tea in Your Tailgate Party
How do you combine your love of sports and tailgating with living the tea life? This is a good question to ask during football (U.S. Style) season. Tailgate parties abound. But how do you fit in tea? Many people, when they think of tea, envision Victorian-style parlors with horsehair-stuffed chairs in which everyone would sit… Continue reading
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