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popcorn
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response 43 of 229:
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Dec 25 19:27 UTC 1996 |
Nope, it was from mom's place in NYC *to* Ann Arbor.
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denise
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response 44 of 229:
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Dec 28 23:29 UTC 1996 |
Abchan, for something fun. special, and/or exciting, a 4 hour trip is nothing!
It went by fast, especially in comparison to the drives I make to AA [which
is usually a bit over 12 hours each way!]
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arabella
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response 45 of 229:
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Jan 25 09:01 UTC 1997 |
Valerie, you drive from New york City to Ann Arbor in only
10 hours? Geez, what's your average speed. I assume it's
about 650 miles.
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valerie
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response 46 of 229:
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Jan 26 18:58 UTC 1997 |
It's 630 miles. When I do it in 9-10 hours I drive continuously with only
two brief stops along the way. It's more fun to make a massive detour to
Ithaca, though, and visit the gorges and the little handcraft shops there and
have a meal at the Moosewood. Especially if the weather is nice enough to
really enjoy the gorges.
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abchan
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response 47 of 229:
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Jan 28 00:30 UTC 1997 |
<I never thought I'd say this, but I miss Ithaca, snow and all>
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denise
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response 48 of 229:
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Jan 30 15:53 UTC 1997 |
Back to the tea discussion... I've heard several people [in the usenet's tea
newsgroup] say how wonderful the "Mrs. Tea" tea-maker/brewer is. Since I love
tea hot or cold but haven't had much lately, Iwent out and brought one of
these tea makers for myself. I had mixed feelings about it; after all, what's
so hard about brewing a cup of tea?? But then, though it isn't HARD to do,
its something that I just hadn't gotten around to doing much of [even though
if it wre already MADE, I'd drinkn lots of it. So... What this Mrs Tea tea
maker is all about--its very similar to the Mr Coffee coffee brewers [made,
after all, by the same company]. You have your part on top where you put in
a coffee filter [er, tea filter] and add either loose tea or tea bags. Then
ya pour in the water into the resevoir [sp?] and place the tea pot [that comes
with it] underneath, on the hot plate part. Then ya turn it on and let it go.
Whhile the tea is brewing, the hot plate warms up the tea pot ahead of time
as well as keeps the brewed tea hot for you while you're working on the
current cup of te you're drinking.
How do I like it?? I think its great! I've had more tea in the past 4 days
then I had in the previous several months! For example, in the morning, I
set it up to brew while I'm in the shower... After I get out of the shower,
its ready to go. In the evenings after work, I can have another nice cup of
tea to help unwinde after a stressful day at work. As for iced tea--the best
iced tea I've had comes from brewed tea, not that instant powdered stuff. So
I'm sure I'll be doing a lot more of the iced tea stuff with this, too.
Has anyone else tried this thing yet?
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void
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response 49 of 229:
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Jan 31 23:19 UTC 1997 |
call me a snob, but tea made with water that hasn't been boiled just
doesn't taste right to me. then again, i picked up my tea-drinking habits in
england at an early age. ;) to answer the question, i haven't tried a mrs.
tea yet.
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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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