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  • Tea Shop as Pharmacy?

    With all of the claims for health benefits from tea flying around online and just about everywhere else, tea shop owners are being besieged by people demanding the latest tea fad. When the shop personnel say “I’m sorry we don’t carry that tea,” the customer treats them as some horrible ogres who are personally responsible… Continue reading

  • Some Like It Hot

    During a vacation several years ago, I found myself fussing with an in-room electric kettle that insisted on turning off long before the water came to a boil. My traveling companion was cross, noting that he liked to drink his tea as close to “boiling hot” as possible. In the months that followed, I began… Continue reading

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  • Icons of Tea Advertising

    There are several well-known celebrities who have sung the praises of tea and gotten paid for it, presumably quite well. They include actor Hugh Jackman and rapper Eminem, who have done high-profile advertising campaigns for Lipton, and hockey great Wayne Gretzky, who has served as a spokesperson for Bigelow Tea. But those of us who… Continue reading

  • 20 Reasons to Drink Tea in November

    November is upon us. Ten months gone, and two to go in our annual journey through space around the Sun. The biggies this month are U.S. Election Day (1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday), Veteran’s Day on the 11th and Thanksgiving (U.S.) on the 24th (always the third Thursday). But first, a few month-long observations:… Continue reading

  • Christmas Tea Gifts

    It is that time, darlings! Well, actually, I guess I’m late, because Walmart, Dollar General, and The English Tea Store all have put up their Christmas displays.  Yes, Halloween has not yet come, and Christmas shopping has begun. Then there are those people who shop all year. I applaud their diligence, but I myself have… Continue reading

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  • Review — The English Tea Store’s Chocolate Orange Black Tea

    Name: Chocolate Orange Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black Tea, Flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: The holiday trifecta of diet doom is fast approaching: Halloween with its mini-candy bars, Thanksgiving with cornbread and candied sweet potatoes and Christmas, which supplies me with enough calories to hold me for a full year. I need some flavored… Continue reading

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  • Is the Sun Setting on Britain’s Tea Empire?

    There’s probably no other nation that’s more closely associated with tea drinking and culture than the United Kingdom. They’ve gone so far as to coin their own term for a cup of tea (“cuppa”) and their annual per capita consumption (5.2 kg) is more than double that of the next closest contender (Turkey, 2.1 kg).… Continue reading

  • Tea Sampler Packs

    If you are like me and hesitate to try new teas because of the high probably of spending the $$, only to be profoundly disappointed, have I got a deal for you. I just discovered the English Tea Store’s Tea Sampler Packs. When I get set on something, I stick. I rarely change the arrangement of… Continue reading

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  • Curds at Tea Time

    Let’s face it ― the word “curds” tends not to stir the appetite. Maybe it’s because of the nursery rhyme (Little Miss Muffet on her tuffet eating those curds and whey ― cottage cheese to you and me). However, curd is quite a pleasant thing sometimes. There are two basic types of curds: dairy and… Continue reading

  • Tea and Adult ADHD

    Tea is now being considered as a possible help for adults with ADHD. If you’re like me, the acronym ADHD is one that you might not have been familiar with until recently. It stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), up to five percent of all children… Continue reading

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