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otter
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response 50 of 229:
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Feb 1 12:34 UTC 1997 |
Agreed. Not only does the water need to be boiled, tea under 200 degrees seems
cold and unhappy to me. Add me to the snob list.
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davel
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response 51 of 229:
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Feb 1 13:11 UTC 1997 |
OK. Done.
8-{)]
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denise
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response 52 of 229:
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Feb 1 14:06 UTC 1997 |
Well, this tea, if it hasn't been boiled, it certainly is close to it--it's
always steaming hot when done, much too hot to drink right away. There have
been a number of people that have voiced the same concerns as above [in the
tea newsgroup] but once they tried it [Mrs Tea], they DID like it! [At least
those that responded!!]
Anyway, at least y'all know that *I* am not a snob!! And I *like* my tea!
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omni
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response 53 of 229:
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Jan 16 05:53 UTC 1998 |
I have been drinking Twinings Decaf Strawberry tea with sugar and a little
pinch of lemon which really brings out the strawberry flavor.
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iggy
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response 54 of 229:
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Feb 8 18:30 UTC 1999 |
you know what is good, and fairly new?
general foods international teas, (just like the coffee, except made with
tea)
the pacific northwest was its test market. it went over well
and is now been introduced to a few other careful markets.
it isnt available in michigan yet.... so every few months i send my
mom a carepackage of it.
the flavors: english breakfast creme (like straightforward tea with
a bit of cream and sugar)
i forgot the names of the others, but there is a cinnamon creme (mom's fav)
and a raspberry creme and an orange creme.
i have only tried the english breakfast creme (excellent) and
the cinnamon creme. i didnt much care for that, as it was
akin to drinking potpourri, but mom loves it.
mom also likes the raspberry creme a lot.
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md
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response 55 of 229:
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Feb 8 19:52 UTC 1999 |
Very belated question: What exactly is "creme"?
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iggy
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response 56 of 229:
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Feb 8 23:13 UTC 1999 |
the non-dairy powdered stuff.
(belated? i just entered that today)
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coyote
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response 57 of 229:
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Jul 4 00:39 UTC 2001 |
I recently discovered Chai -- a sort of spiced Indian tea -- and have been
guzzling it at any restaurant I go to that has it. Recently I tried making
some on my own at home, going with what I know about what seasonings are in
it and with what I had lying around at home. It turned out surprisingly
tasty and was very easy to make, so if anybody wants to give it a try, here's
what I did:
I couldn't find any loose leaf black tea at home, so I used three bags of
English breakfast for one kettle. I broke up one stick of cinnamon and added
it, a bunch of cloves, 4 or 5 black peppercorns, and a healthy-sized pinch
of anise seed. I wanted to add all-spice, but only had the ground, not,
whole, at home, so I ripped open one of the tea bags, sprinkled a good amount
into the bag, wrapped it back up, and tied the bag shut with a string.
I put all this into my big orange tea ball and steeped it in a kettle of
near-boiling water for 15, maybe 20 minutes. I added a couple big squirts
of honey to the batch, too. It turned out quite deliciously, but not exactly
like anything I've had at a restaurant (but each of those is different, too),
and I'm almost out so I'll need to make some more soon. I've been drinking
it iced, sometimes plain and sometimes 1/2 and 1/2 with milk. I haven't tried
it hot yet, but at restaurants I've had it that way before and it's also
excellent. One thing I'll probably change when I next make it is the
brewing time: it definitely could have been a fair amount stronger.
If you're at all into tea, you should give this a try.
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keesan
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response 58 of 229:
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Jul 4 14:28 UTC 2001 |
Chai is the Chinese (and Russian) word meaning tea.
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coyote
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response 59 of 229:
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Jul 4 19:03 UTC 2001 |
I knew it was the Russian word, but I didn't know it was the Chinese. Do you
happen to know the origin of the word, or who was borrowing from whom?
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keesan
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response 60 of 229:
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Jul 4 23:20 UTC 2001 |
Russians do not grow tea, which needs a warmer climate. They import it, along
with the word.
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orinoco
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response 61 of 229:
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Jul 12 05:29 UTC 2001 |
In standard Arabic, the word for tea is "atai," but the word we ran across
in Morocco was "chai" (pronounced "shai," since the Roman-alphabet-users in
Morocco mostly speak French).
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danr
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response 62 of 229:
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Sep 11 02:59 UTC 2001 |
Meijer sells a line of green teas called "Teas of Ceylon" that are
pretty good. I've tried two so far: one flavored with lemon grass and
another that's mint-flaovred.
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orinoco
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response 63 of 229:
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Sep 11 23:24 UTC 2001 |
Lemongrass tea is some fabulous stuff. It also allegedly keeps mosquitoes
away, since it contains the active ingredient used in citronella candles.
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lumen
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response 64 of 229:
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Nov 12 03:14 UTC 2005 |
resp:15 Where can I get that (and around where I am)?
Once I can get into a house, I think I might start an herb garden, with
mostly herbs for herbal tea.
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denise
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response 65 of 229:
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May 10 01:09 UTC 2006 |
I've really gotten into tea these past few years... Especially learned a lot
from a local tea shop that was in Durham for a while. So a lot of the tea
I drink now are brewed from tea leaves [vs the traditional tea bags, though
I still do the bagged stuff from time to time. Lately, its been a lot of
iced tea for me, too.
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eprom
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response 66 of 229:
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May 10 02:57 UTC 2006 |
I like Oregon Chai. I buy the concentate boxed liquid type. You just add
steamed milk and it is wonderful. I've tried the powdered version, but
find that its waaay too sugary.
I like drinking green tea sometimes. So, I unknowningly bought the premium
version of Bigalows green tea. Instead of the regular paper type envelope,
they come in individually hermetically sealed mylar packing to keep the
freshness in.
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slynne
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response 67 of 229:
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May 10 03:04 UTC 2006 |
I drink a lot of tea too but mostly just do tea bags because they are
easier. I *love* pretty much any kind of black tea with milk and maybe a
little sugar or honey.
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mynxcat
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response 68 of 229:
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Aug 17 15:58 UTC 2006 |
Resp 58 - Chai is also the Hindi/other Indic languages word for tea.
REsp 61 - In Arabic (the kind I learned in Kuwait - no French
influence there), the word was shai. (pronounced shay). I've never
seen "atai"
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denise
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response 69 of 229:
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Oct 20 17:21 UTC 2006 |
Now that the cooler weather is settling in, I'm drinking much more hot tea
and much less iced. I just had a pot of Harney and Son's cinnamon tea; good
stuff! :-)
I'm on a couple tea lists [yahoo groups] and on one of the lists, someone just
organized a tea exchange: There are 14 of us participating, so everyone sends
14 samples of an autumn tea [we're all using loose tea]. The host collects
the tea from everyone and then sends back to everyone, one sample from each
person. There'll be enough tea for at least one 2-4 cup pot. I got mine
mailed out a few days ago [another brand of cinnamon tea]. The deadline is
today-so by next week, I'll have lots of good tea to try. I'm looking forward
to it.
I think I've gotten spoiled with good tea these past few years so that there
are a few teas I *don't* like much any more, unless there are no other
options. And it seems that most restaurants don't know how to brew a good cup
of tea, hence, I mainly drink mine at home. I guess I've turned into a tea
snob!
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void
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response 70 of 229:
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Nov 24 23:59 UTC 2006 |
I'm still a fan of good old Red Rose.
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denise
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response 71 of 229:
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Nov 25 02:29 UTC 2006 |
I do like Red Rose better than plain [black] Lipton. :-)
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void
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response 72 of 229:
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Nov 25 07:21 UTC 2006 |
Lipton is just yucky. I got hooked on British black tea as a kid (my
whole family did), and Red Rose was the closest any of us could find
when we moved back.
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denise
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response 73 of 229:
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Nov 25 15:44 UTC 2006 |
Though lately [the past couple years or so], I rarely have just regular/plain
tea; I've been doing the flavored teas.
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slynne
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response 74 of 229:
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Dec 5 02:15 UTC 2006 |
You can buy PG Tips at Meijers. I dont mind Lipton but I'll admit that I
prefer other teas to it.
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