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  • When Did Tea Time Become the Cocktail Hour?

    More and more tea times at posh restaurants are featuring champagne and other alcoholic beverages. So much for tearooms being refuges (as they first started out to be) from places serving such drinks. It raises the question of when this transformation started taking place. Once upon a time in Great Britain and other European countries,… Continue reading

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  • Tea, Hangovers & Tea Drunkenness

    Ah, the hangover. When it comes to hangovers, the humorist Robert Benchley might have said it best, “the only cure for a real hangover is death.” Not that this is the most practical solution, of course. So where does tea fit into this picture? Can tea cure a hangover? Probably not, though the jury is… Continue reading

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  • Some Thoughts on Teatotallers

    The image of befeathered patriots dumping tons of tea into Boston Harbor conjures strong feelings even today. Even more so in the eighteenth century. You may have read my previous article about the feelings of those early Americans towards our favorite beverage. Today, we drink tea out of choice, among a plethora of other beverages.… Continue reading

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