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St. Patrick’s Day Tea Time Goes Green!
St. Patrick’s Day is here again. Don some green apparel to symbolize the “Emerald Isle” called Ireland. Break out the green goodies like cupcakes covered with green icing and sugar cookies in the shape of shamrocks and adorned with green crystal sugar coloring. Then, steep up some green tea for a special St. Patrick’s Day… Continue reading
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The Ultimate Teamaker
If you clicked on this article in breathless anticipation, hoping that I was going to lead you to some fabled gadget which merits the name “The Ultimate Teamaker,” then I’m afraid you’re going to go away disappointed. But I do have a few ideas along those lines. I’ve used a few of the more newfangled… Continue reading
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Spring Fever!
The floral harbingers of spring – daffodils, forsythia, and periwinkles – are in full bloom. Peach trees, plums, and beautiful Bradford pears (no pears, just flowers) scent the air with their fragrant blossoms. Bird feeders welcome robins, cardinals, finches, and not a few greedy squirrels. Garden snakes emerge to warm themselves in the sun. Our… Continue reading
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How Crafty Can You Get with a Teapot?
Teapot usage swells and wanes over the years. The advent of the teabag has seemingly relegated these steeping wonders to the back of the cupboard in favor of your favorite sturdy mug, especially when you’re going for a quick cuppa. Still, the teapot inspires those among us with an affinity for turning one thing into… Continue reading
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Tea Terms: Fermentation vs. Oxidation
Among the more tricky issues when it comes to writing about tea, or for that matter, when it comes to being a tea lover in general, is that there are many popular myths that have sprung up about tea — not to mention the fact that the terminology of tea is not always as exact… Continue reading
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5 No-No’s When Storing Your Flavored Teas
Storing your teas is a tricky business but very important, especially for your more delicate teas. Advice abounds on how to store teas to keep them at their best for as long as possible. Keep them away from light, air, moisture, and heat — these are the basics. But flavored teas are different and therefore… Continue reading
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Automatic Teamakers Revisited
With the ongoing increase in interest in gourmet and premium teas, particularly those of the loose leaf variety, it’s probably not surprising that there are a number of manufacturers coming up with gadgets designed to simplify the tea-making process. While automating this process is arguably more complicated than with other such hot beverages as coffee… Continue reading
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Review of Harney & Sons Yanagi Green Tea
Folks often tell me that they would like to drink green tea but don’t care for the taste or for the difficulty in preparing it. I think “dishwater,” “weeds,” and “not worth the effort” are the words most commonly used to describe their past experiences with green teas. Over the years I’ve identified a couple… Continue reading
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Green Tea, Red Laser & Alzheimer’s
Quick – what do green tea and red lasers have in common? Well, there’s no science fiction involved and the title of this article actually tipped things off a bit. As our title suggests, researchers have found that a combination of green tea and the energy emitted by red lasers can be of some benefit… Continue reading
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