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Sac-It-To-Me with Tea Sacks
Forget infusers and pre-bagged teas — tea sacks make a great alternative. Loose and free in the teapot can produce the best tasting tea, but even this tea lover knows there are times when that just isn’t practical. Thank goodness for innovative minds. Many of you may be too young to remember “Sock it to… Continue reading
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The Possibilities of Young Pu-erh Tea
I’ve tried a few pu-erh teas to date and see its possibilities. So, when this tea arrived, the explorer and experimenter in me took over. Heh heh! First, being true to the principles of The Little Yellow Teapot (our buddy and main steeper in these tea tastings), hubby and I checked the English Tea Store… Continue reading
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Cleaning Teaware
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Tea Taste Killers, things that can seriously affect the flavor of your tea. In the post, I named badly cleaned teaware as a possible source of scent and flavor contamination. Here are a few tips for keeping your teaware clean and scent-free so that it brews you a… Continue reading
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Tips When Visiting a Tea Room
Plan your visit by deciding what type of tea experience you would like. A reservation is usually required twenty-four hours in advance for a full afternoon tea (tea, savouries, scones, sweets and dessert). If you prefer a cream tea (tea, scones, jam and cream) or a light afternoon tea (tea, scones and sweets), a reservation… Continue reading
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A Tasty Bagged Green Tea?
PG Tips, well known for their tasty black tea blends, has come out with a green tea. I got to try some recently. Unfortunately, it was bagged, so I wasn’t sure how this was going to go. (Yes, I have tried their black tea and other bagged teas and liked their taste. So there was… Continue reading
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Tea Time Stampede
There’s good reason for humans drinking so much water. It comprises on average 60% of our bodies. We need to keep that fluid level up. If it falls too low, we get dehydrated, a condition I have experienced more than once, especially when living at 6000+ feet elevation. The reason humans drink so much tea… Continue reading
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The Mettle of the Kettle
Question: What’s one of the most basic and oldest items in the arsenal of someone living the tea life – whether you’re just starting out, are a tea aficionado, or are a real tea gourmet? Answer: The tea kettle. As Alton Brown would say on his show “Good Eats,” the tea kettle is a “uni-tasker.”… Continue reading
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Tea Moment — Tea at the Piano
Tea and music seem to go together like the proverbial bread and jam. Tea stimulates your senses of taste and smell while music stimulates your sense of hearing and your heart. When the music is coming from a grand piano and you’re sitting nearby sipping from your teacup, your sense of feeling is stimulated, too,… Continue reading
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Review: Night of the Iguana Chocolate Chai
Cute names do not a great tea make, but they don’t hurt either. My humans got a chuckle out of the name of this tea, then they got to the serious business of trying it as part of their week-long Chai Extravaganza. The Subject: Night of the Iguana Chocolate Chai from The English Tea Store.… Continue reading
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Honey Makes Teatime So Sweet
“Look out, it’s a bee!” No, it’s a cog in the intricate machinery of honey-making. Where would teatime be for many of us without honey? Honey can sweeten your tea and add a delicious sticky sweetness to your toast, scones, crackers or other teatime treat. Of course, it can also get all over your fingers,… Continue reading
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