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Drink to Your Health
by Stephanie Hanson It’s that time of year again. Cold and flu season. It’s been rather overshadowed by the great H1N1, piggy flu. But in any case, people are dropping like flies from this virus or that virus. Including, unfortunately, this author. But there’s nothing like a good cup of tea to make me feel… Continue reading
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Tea Moments — Being Thankful
By A.C. Cargill The abundance of teas and foods available online and in the brick-and-mortar stores makes me thankful. Especially since I have seen first-hand places where that was not the case. A little over a decade ago, I visited Prague, Czechoslovakia, which had only a year or two earlier broken away from the Soviet… Continue reading
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Japanese Green Tea
While tea from China comes in many colors including white, green, brown (oolong) and black, all tea from Japan is green. There are three main types of green tea from Japan. Sencha is the most common tea served as an every day drink in Japan. While there are high-quality Sencha tea leaves that are plucked… Continue reading
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Think Tea: Tea and Your Brain
by William I. Lengeman III Can a cup of tea be good for your brain? There have been a number of studies published over the course of the past few years that suggest that drinking tea might be beneficial to brain functions in a number of ways. According to one recent study, the results of… Continue reading
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The Big Steep
Often I am asked about the best way to steep tea. And what’s best depends on what type of tea you are drinking, what kind of equipment you own (or are willing to buy) and what fits most into your lifestyle. TEA BAGS: The easiest and most popular tea delivery method. Pros: Produces a clean… Continue reading
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A Tempest on a Teapot
By Stephanie Hanson Tea is a most revolutionary beverage. More than one war has been fought on its account. Consider it, perhaps, the drink that launched a thousand ships. Not only the leaves participate in warfare, however. Teapots have often offered their own opinions. This particular vessel, protesting the Stamp Act, resides in the Dewitt… Continue reading
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Tea Trivia
By William I. Lengeman III For your consideration, a few miscellaneous bits from the tea trivia file. Fire up a cup of tea and enjoy. Chifir It’s probably a safe bet that the inhabitants of Russian prisons are made of stronger stuff than most of us. If you doubt it, consider that one of the… Continue reading
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Even More Tea Books
by William I. Lengeman III If you’re in the market for a few more titles for your shelf of tea books, here are some suggestions. Tea Cookbook by Tonia George If you didn’t realize that cooking with tea was even an option, there’s no better time to get your hands on a copy of Tonia… Continue reading
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Tea Helps Avoid “The Dryer Shrunk My Pants”
By A.C. Cargill ’Tis the season to be jolly. And stuff our faces with all sorts of goodies, washed down with a gallon or two of tea. It’s also that time of year when we hear things like “The dryer shrunk my pants!” and “That scale isn’t working right!” Sound familiar? We’ve all probably used… Continue reading
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George Orwell’s Nice Cup of Tea
By William I. Lengeman III George Orwell turned out a great deal of writing in his lifetime but he is probably best known for his novels, Animal Farm and 1984. The latter book, a nightmarish vision of a totalitarian future, is required reading in many curricula today and lent the term “Big Brother” entirely new… Continue reading
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