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Favorite Kind of Tea?
mariez:
--- Quote from: atz75 on August 13, 2008, 09:39:32 pm --- My Dad built little bookshelves up the expanse of one wall in their kitchen and her teapots are displayed there. It almost looks like 3-D wallpaper, it's pretty cool. But, my Mom's one quirky thing is that there's only one teapot that my Mom will actually use to make and serve tea. It's the one my Dad gave her the day I was born! All her other teapots are just decorative.
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Oh, I love how you describe it as "3-D wallpaper." That sounds awesome! My mom's teapots are all decorative, too - she doesn't have nearly as many as your mom, but she has them on shelves and in a little curio in her kitchen. And what a sweet story about the day you were born. :) Thanks for the info about the "tea brick" - a great gift idea!
Marie
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: atz75 on August 13, 2008, 09:24:18 pm ---Hi David!
I love sun tea too. It's a great way to brew iced tea. But, sadly, in an apartment I really don't have any outdoor space where I can do that. I often order iced tea (unsweetened) at restaurants during lunches out.
And, like I mentioned, my Mom is a big tea person... in fact she's way more of a tea person than me. She doesn't drink coffee, so tea is her hot beverage of choice. And, of all the fancy black teas she's tried, she often or even usually still gravitates back to Lipton's on a daily basis. She refuses to drink herbal and decaf tea for the most part.
Lipton's basic black tea is made out of a Orange Pekoe and Pekoe tea blend, which are standard kinds of black tea.
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Amanda, I had that problem in an apartment I was living in, and I found that a window sill works just fine! Or you can set it in front of a glass door on a table too.
You know what? Somebody once told me the sun tea really doesn't need any sunlight at all. The sunshine will make the tea brew faster, but it will work even if you just set it on the kitchen counter. So you can still make it if you want to. :)
Brown Eyes:
Thanks for the tip David! :)
Meryl:
Good topic, Amanda! 8)
I never liked tea much growing up til I had some Earl Grey, which I drank for years until I had some Assam tea from Taylor's of Harrowgate. Now that's my tea of choice. :)
Katie77:
Tea is my choice of hot drink to wake me up and have after a meal. I just use extra strong tea bags, and have milk and sugar.
Often when I mention to someone from America that I am having a cup of tea, I get a "la de dah" reaction. I'm sure some of you think we still drink tea out of a little teaup and with our little finger poking out. Not the case at all, most people I know drink tea out of a large cup or a mug.
I also drink Camomille tea. It is a great relaxant and can also settle an upset stomach.
I collect teapots too. Look out for odd ones when I go to a market or second hand shop. Have them sitting all over the place, on widowsills, on top of the fridge and microwave.
I have a beatiful bone china tea set (cup, saucer and plate setting for 6) which my mother in law bought me for an engagement present over 40 years ago. It has been in many removals over those years, and has just one little chip out of one cup. I have never used it, but have always had it on display whever i live.
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