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  • A Beatles Tea Miscellany

    When it comes to offbeat Beatles-related merchandise, Beatles hair spray has to rank pretty high on the list. But of course this site is all about tea, and so it’s only fitting that we make reference to a few tea-themed items. There’s a Yellow Submarine tea infuser, for example. To top that, one well-known tea… Continue reading

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  • Tea People: Lisa Boalt Richardson

    If you want to peruse the full range of Lisa Boalt Richardson’s tea-related achievements, consult her web site here. There are quite a few of these achievements, but we’ll just touch on some of the highlights. She claims to be “one of the first 15 in the world to graduate from the Specialty Tea Institute… Continue reading

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  • 5 “Hoppy” April Teas Not to Miss!

    The fourth month of the year is beginning, a time of things like cute bunnies and Easter and everything blooming. A time to be very “hoppy” about tea. In recognition, here are some teas that I would tend to think of as spring-like and not to miss in April: 1 Foil-pouch protected from those April… Continue reading

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  • What Is Tea Scum?

    Tea scum can be the bane of a steady tea drinker’s experience. And there appear to be two different kinds. One is from the tea itself and the other is from the milk that many of us add to our black teas to have that British experience. Time to find out how these come about.… Continue reading

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  • April in Tea History

    As I research assorted and sundry articles dealing with various aspects of tea history, I’ve run across a number of important historical events that have taken place in the month of April (or more specifically on the 1st). Here are a few of them: April 1, 2813 BC Chinese emperor Shung Mung discovers tea and… Continue reading

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  • When That Tea Vendor’s Brand Tea Is the Better Deal

    While those name brand teas can be very tasty and reliable, the tea vendor’s own brand is often the much better deal. Not always… but often! Our tea pantry is well stocked with several name brand teas. We have a boat load of Barry’s Tea Gold Blend, plenty of Pg Tips, an ample supply of… Continue reading

  • 8 Things to Know About the Dutch and Tea

    As I had pointed out in a previous article on this blog, the Dutch were pioneers in bringing tea to Europe and the Western Hemisphere. They and France were at one time the top tea drinkers there. And then Britain got into the act, with tea rooms eventually edging out pubs as the most popular… Continue reading

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  • Tea as a Mouthwash – Pros & Cons

    The next time you reach for that bottle of mouthwash maybe you should reach for a cup of tea instead. Or should you? I’ve written about tea and oral health a few times in the pages so far. Here’s a more recent article on the topic and here’s one from several years back that looks… Continue reading

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  • Marco Polo and Tea

    Those of us with a decent education have heard of Marco Polo (also portrayed in a classic black-and-white movie by Gary Cooper in 1938). A French tea company has even named three special products after him (a scented black tea, a black tea blend, and rooibos herbal infusion). But how does he relate to tea?… Continue reading

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  • Fascinating Tea Trivia & More

    If you’re like me, you probably spend a lot of your time sitting around and musing over the great questions of existence. Take this one, for example. What would happen if you dumped all of the world’s tea into the Great Lakes? Okay, so maybe none of us were wondering about that one. But someone… Continue reading

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