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Tea and Thanksgiving
When it comes to great American holidays in which we all gather to watch football on TV and eat ourselves into a coma, it’s hard to beat Thanksgiving. But how does tea figure into this, you might be asking yourself. To be quite honest, it’s probably not likely that tea figured into the first Thanksgiving… Continue reading
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Keurig, the K-Cup, and Tea
One of the things I’ve learned over the course of many years of drinking, studying, and writing about tea is that everyone likes what they like and there really is no one correct way to do things. Of course, there are certain useful guidelines to follow if you want the best cup of tea –… Continue reading
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Rediscovering Afternoon Tea
Afternoon tea is a staple of tea traditions, and is most strongly associated with English customs. For big tea drinkers, who tend to drink tea all the time, sometimes all those teatimes end up blurring together. However, traditions exist for a reason, and recently I have been rediscovering the merits of afternoon tea as an… Continue reading
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Prepping for the Holidays — Chocolates Galore!
What are the holidays without chocolate? As horrid and wretched as any other day without chocolate, of course. But there are lots of special chocolates that come on the market this time of year. Time to stock up and hoard… uh, I mean, store safely so they last all year long. Here are a couple… Continue reading
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Avoid the Strain of Tea Steeping with the 2-Teapot Method
Teabags. Infusers. Tea balls. Tea filter sacks. Yada yada yada. Skip all the strain of tea steeping with the 2-teapot method. I’d heard people mentioning using this method and thought it was worth a try. It still involves a strainer but not the strain. While many folks like the convenience of those bagged teas and… Continue reading
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Sweet, Spicy Pumpkin Seeds and Tea
For a fall-themed sweet treat, try these sweetened and spiced pumpkin (or squash) seeds and pair them with a robust black tea. The recipe: 1 pumpkin or squash’s worth of seeds, washed and dried 3 tablespoons caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 pinch cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon olive oil salt… Continue reading
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Darjeeling Tea by the Potful
Darjeeling teas are truly special and are often enjoyed by aficionados in fairly small quantities — about 8 to 10 ounces. But some of us need more than just that small amount at a time. We need to go for a potful, and not a wimpy 1- or 2-cupper pot but a big 6- or… Continue reading
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Tea in Strange Places – The Latest
My most recent article about tea in strange places was concerned with a few of the more offbeat places you can go to drink tea. Prior to that I wrote several installments that focused on growing tea in places that are not normally considered hotbeds of tea production. See the latest of those articles here.… Continue reading
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Tea Tastings
Awhile ago, an article was posted here by one of our writers about a virtual tea tasting. Intrigued, I thought I’d give it a try. The experience was illuminating and brought to mind some of the pros and cons of such occasions. Yes, there are definitely some do’s and don’ts when holding virtual tea tastings.… Continue reading
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Cooking with Tea: Homemade Cranberry Sauce
As anyone who’s been reading my articles here at ETS knows all too well, I most emphatically do not drink flavoured tea – that is, any tea with added flavours in the form of syrups or flowers or herbs or dried fruits or whatever. I do, however, always have a few in the house for… Continue reading
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