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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/1/2008 11:08:13 PM
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HisCovenant
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Why, what an advanced vocabulary you have, Rach!
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/3/2008 12:24:37 PM
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I'd love to try that. Do you have a recipe?
Unfortunately I can't remember where my mum put the good recipe, it's been a while since I've had time to make any... There are many variations on the internet, you just have to find one that's right for you.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/11/2008 10:59:38 PM
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Yay! I have something to add to this thread!
DH and I visited this tea shop today, and thoroughly enjoyed it. He's trying to kick a pop/soda habit and thought good tea might be the ticket since it still has caffeine. He bought 2 green teas to try, and liked the one he made when we got home. The store sells only loose teas, and I admit even I could taste a difference from tea bags.
I wish I liked tea- they never taste "strong" enough to me. Most of the teas I've tried (even the few I tried at the shop today) taste like lightly flavored water- even when they're brewed correctly I have to add way more sweetener than I should to get it to taste like something.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/13/2008 11:00:12 AM
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Are you trying real teas or just herbal or fruit infusions? Techniquely, only things with Camellia sinensis are "tea" and tea can be quite strong. They also vary greatly in briskness and astrigency. An infusion is generally very weak tasting. There are some exceptions to that and stuff like rose hips blended with infusions to add briskness.
One other thing that jumped out at me in your post was that "[you] have to add way more sweetener than [you] should to get it to taste like something." Taste in sweetness has nothing to do with tea and everything to do with how much sugar your tongue is used to. If you are drinking and eating a lot of overly sweet things (such as Hershey brand candies and Cokes,) you can expect to have to add "way more sweetner" to match the sweet you are used to.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/13/2008 11:03:29 AM
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Hmm...as far as I know I generally have tried "real" tea. The brands that people list here, tea brewed from loose leafs (although the green tea my DH got over the weekend isn't bad with some stevia). I don't think I have a particularly sweet tooth- I don't usually drink pop and we rarely keep anything too sweet in the house unless I bake it.
Maybe I'm just not sure what tea is supposed to taste like?  I'm still trying different ones, so maybe I'll find something.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/13/2008 11:20:58 AM
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Nah, they had those on a separate shelf. These are definitely teas.
Here's a typical example from the tea shop this weekend: They had some samples available and I tried them. One was some sort of almond peach combo...black tea maybe. I'm pretty sure it was tea. After everyone else said they liked it I tried a little bit (without sweetening at all) since I generally like almonds and peach. To me it tasted like hot water faintly flavored like almonds. I gave the rest of the cup to my DH.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/13/2008 11:56:30 PM
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Lol, no offense. Right now my taster IS broke- I have a cold and my nose is so stuffed I can hardly breathe. I was fine when I was tasting teas though.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/25/2008 1:09:08 PM
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So what is the classic way the English make their teas?
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/28/2008 11:23:42 AM
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Well, anyway, I have been wanting to make a switch form coffee to tea and have managed a few times. Found a funny little article when looking up "How do the english make their teas?" If anybody wants to read it it is a little lengthy:
How to make a perfect cup of tea - British style
Britain perfected the art of tea-making. Time for the USA to catch up?
By Vicky Nelson
An old friend from Britain stopped by for a visit the other day. This was his first trip to the States, and he enthused at length at everything he saw: the beautiful scenery, the vibrant cities, the warmth of the people. In fact, he told me, this would be a truly wonderful country ... if only (and here I had to prompt him to continue) "... if only you could learn how to make a proper cup of tea".
"OK, Mr Clever Tea Bag," I said, seeing that he was completely serious, "suppose you explain how you go about it." And he did.
"There are only two things you need to know about tea-making (said my friend). First, you have to boil the water - don't just heat it, boil it. Second, add the boiling water to the tea bag, not the other way round. The way you Americans do it - putting the water in the cup and adding the bag to it - is a recipe for disaster. Unless the water is at boiling point when it makes contact with the tea, the tea will never properly brew.
"Make sure the cup or pot is nice and hot before you start. If necessary, rinse it out with near-boiling water. And keep it covered while the tea is brewing.
"Leave the bag in the water for at least two minutes - longer if you like your tea strong. And for goodness sake, resist the temptation to dunk. Just leave the bag alone until the drink is ready."
Loose tea or bag?
I asked him whether loose tea leaves make a better brew than a tea bag. "Loose tea will always taste better," he said, "but, in my book, not so much better as to outweigh the convenience of the bag. What's more important is the type of tea that you choose.
"In Britain, the standard supermarket tea bag makes a much stronger and more robust brew than your American equivalent. The only tea bags I've found over here that approach the quality of our everyday blends are those marketed as English Breakfast. Unfortunately, these are more expensive and harder to find than standard tea bags.
"If you do use loose leaves, it's best to make the tea in a pot rather than directly in the cup. Use one teaspoon of leaves per person, plus one further teaspoon "for the pot". When the tea is ready, pour it into the cup through a wire strainer. If you can't find an authentic tea pot, use a small coffee pot, but don't use the same pot for both drinks - the flavors don't mix."
How do you take it?
Finally, I asked my friend whether British tea should be drunk with cream, and with sugar or honey.
"Most Britons drink tea with a little milk, but never with cream or the high-fat milk that Americans put in their coffee. Low-fat milk is a much better choice. But by all means drink it black if you prefer.
"Adding sugar to tea seems to be going out of fashion, although many people still do it. If you do add sugar," he finished, "make sure it is white sugar. Brown sugar might be OK in coffee, but somehow it never tastes right in tea. As for putting honey in tea, if you tried to do that in Britain, you'd be laughed out of the tea shop."
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/29/2008 7:28:55 PM
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I got some Celestial Seasonings holiday tea today, Sugar Cookie flavor. It really does taste like a Sugar Cookie in a cup. Mmm! Next I want to try the Sugar Plum, then the Gingerbread Spice.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 10/30/2008 10:17:22 PM
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Oh, I love honey in my tea. I much prefer it to sugar. I used to drink it with a little milk, but I think I like it better without. Except chai. I put milk in my chai, but I don't sweeten it.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/9/2008 10:58:41 AM
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I ordered tea from an online store. English breakfast, Irish breakfast, and white tea. I am suprised to like them as much as I do. I think of the plain black and green tea you get in tea bags on the shelf in grocery stores which I think tastes bad. I add a little stevia and sometimes milk. Haven't given up coffee yet tho. I really like store bought limpton orange and spice.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/9/2008 3:08:11 PM
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The Sugar Plum tea is excellent!
Sugar Cookie must be fairly new. Someone gave me a candle last year that smells like sugar cookie.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/9/2008 4:28:35 PM
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When I'm not pregnant I love a good dessert tea. Yogi Tea made a dessert tea that I haven't been able to find for a while. It tasted like flavored coffee, but didn't have any caffeine. I can't do a whole lot of caffeine so I just use the herbal stuff.
It probably had roasted chicory seeds or root in it. Chicory has a coffee-like flavor, and I will throw some in the coffee pot to keep it fromgetting bitter(most of us Native Americans drink our coffee strong enough to wake you up clear to the roots of your hair and slap you around for good measure). Chicory is a common wildflower and will grow anywhere you have well-drained soil and full sun.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/9/2008 8:28:01 PM
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Do you know where I can get some?
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/10/2008 10:27:14 AM
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Erin, I just get some chai tea bags (Stash or Lipton's chai is good), boil some water, and steep for about 3-5 minutes in a mug. Add milk and sugar (or honey). Mmmmmmmm.
My dad brewed a cup of licorice tea for me last night it was so interesting! I thought it would have a strong licorice flavor, but it didn't. It was very mild. But the strange thing was, the tea wasn't sweet until I swallowed it. Then the natural sweetness swelled up in my throat afterward. It was such a weird sensation!!
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/10/2008 9:39:56 PM
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Here is a link to a recipe for a homemade vanilla chai tea mix.
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RE: Tea Drinkers..... - 11/11/2008 8:07:49 AM
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I like Earl Grey, Lady Grey, and English Breakfast Teas.
I have a variety from various manufacturers. The Tazo Passion Fruit makes a divine iced tea in the summer that should not be missed!
I prefer to use honey and a little sugar. Marshall's Honey is really good. You can order it online. I love the Orange Blossom.
I love tea for it's own merits but still drink coffee as well. Though I restrict myself to Intelligentsia and Illy. The latter is a wonderful for people wanting something milder.
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You can buy herbal/fruit infusions loose, but they aren't as common. They would be common in a tea room, though.
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