What is in your cup? - Page 1117

Aurora W · 11-15-2011, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Any idea what brand/tea maker it is?

Puzzling...found a bunch of good reviews for it at Upton Tea, but not much on a manufacturer. The name "The English Tea Company" links back to Brooke Bond, which is a company name now owned by Unilever (if the internet is telling the truth

) - but could find nothing on who actually makes this.

CRussel · 11-15-2011, 01:45 PM

Sigh. No tea here and I wasn't thinking when I left home or I would have packed some with me. Ah, well. Time to go see what I can find in a local market. Otherwise, I'm going to wash away in Diet Coke. (#2 so far today, and some AWFUL OJ in the hotel this morning.)

ProfCrash · 11-15-2011, 01:59 PM

Pot one of Rooibos Ginger.

Finished lunch, pasta with red pepper marinara and mixed veggies.

Quake1028 · 11-15-2011, 04:06 PM

Water

VydorScope · 11-15-2011, 04:35 PM

Instant Moca Latte... oh how far I have fallen!

HomeInMyShoes · 11-15-2011, 04:39 PM

^Lol.

Stitchawl · 11-15-2011, 07:13 PM

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the french I took

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me too
What a wonderful world this would be

Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for

But I do know that one and one is two
And if this one could be with you
What a wonderful world this would be

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNO72aCnVr0 )

Good morning, all! Happy Wednesday! Steam coming out of my cup right now... smells like East India Company's 'Assam' tea. Hmmmm.... I wonder.... Being one of the oldest tea merchants, could it have been East India Company's tea that was dumped into Boston Harbor?

Yes, there was a 'Boston Tea Party' that did dump tea... just not that much of it. Only a few cases were thrown overboard before the soldiers chased away the 'vandals.' Considering that the ships carried thousands of creates of tea, it wasn't much of a loss.

But it wasn't the tea tax, per se' that they were protesting with their cry of "No taxation without representation!" It was a much more serious tax, one that took away not pennies for a beverage, but homes, livestock, and even lives... for some wood!

A law was passed by the Crown that read "Every White Pine tree with a diameter, at breast height, of over the forearm of a grown man is property of the Crown, and cutting them is subject to taxation." These were the trees used by the British Navy for the masts of their ships. At the time, the north east part of colonies were covered with huge stands of White Pine, and anyone homesteading had to cut down hundreds of them just to clear land for raising crops. In 1750, almost 80% of the area now known as north-eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine had been deforested and turned into farmland. (Today it's less than 40% and Vermont is back to being 85% forest.) Anyone cutting a tree was forced to pay a tax for each and every one of them. Non-compliance was grounds for having home, livestock, and property seized and the head of the household thrown in jail. It was this "Pine Tree Tax" that people were up in arms about, and one of the major contributing causes of the American Revolution. So important that several of these States have put the White Pine tree in their state flags!

Today, there are just seven virgin White Pine trees left in Vermont. They are almost 200 feet tall and about 2 meters in diameter. They are on private property and the owner only allows visitors in to see them by appointment. (Note: There are plenty of White Pine trees all over New England today, but only these seven are virgin. The rest are all second and third growth trees, and much smaller.)

The Tea Party was just symbolic. And in sympathy, I'm going to have a second cup of Assam tea!

Stitchawl

CRussel · 11-15-2011, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Today, there are just seven virgin White Pine trees left in Vermont. They are almost 200 feet tall and about 2 meters in diameter. They are on private property and the owner only allows visitors in to see them by appointment. (Note: There are plenty of White Pine trees all over New England today, but only these seven are virgin. The rest are all second and third growth trees, and much smaller.)

The Tea Party was just symbolic. And in sympathy, I'm going to have a second cup of Assam tea!

Stitchawl

Only seven. That is a shame. And good on the private owner for protecting them!

Diet Coke #4. Bad. Very bad.

Stitchawl · 11-15-2011, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Only seven. That is a shame. And good on the private owner for protecting them!

Diet Coke #4. Bad. Very bad.

It is one of the most majestic things I ever saw...
Walking through the Giant Sequoias in California was impressive. But ALL the trees were huge. Seeing this grove, surrounded by 'normal size' trees really made a statement. They simply TOWERED over the Maples and Beeches around them. The owner has the grove roped off so even we weren't allowed closer than 25 feet to the trees (to prevent soil compaction around the roots) but it was close enough to get the full impact. I can only imagine what a full forest of them must have been like....

Most people never realized that the trees they see are rather young, perhaps 50-100 years for the north-east part of the US, even younger in heavily logged areas. Trees for paper are planted then harvested at 3-5 years old, which is why we aren't saving anything by using plastic bags. In fact, we are depleting our oil supply by making the plastic bags, which isn't renewable. We can thank the Oil Cartels and Media for spreading the wrong information.

Stitchawl

maianhvk · 11-15-2011, 10:18 PM

You guys really should slow it down. Just 2 (or 3?) days and I have to read through 12 pages!

@ Stitchawl: I like the first photo best (the one several pages ago, with red leaves and skinny branches on blurred dark background).

Kevin8or · 11-16-2011, 12:05 AM

For the coffee drinkers. You knew coffee could make you wired, but did you realize just how wired?

aceflor · 11-16-2011, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

OJ, Multi Grain Cheerios, skim milk, toast with PB.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin8or

For the coffee drinkers. You knew coffee could make you wired, but did you realize just how wired?

I love that Kevin !

English breakfast (loose

) in my cup.

dreams · 11-16-2011, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

<snip> It was this "Pine Tree Tax" that people were up in arms about, and one of the major contributing causes of the American Revolution. So important that several of these States have put the White Pine tree in their state flags!

Today, there are just seven virgin White Pine trees left in Vermont. They are almost 200 feet tall and about 2 meters in diameter. They are on private property and the owner only allows visitors in to see them by appointment. (Note: There are plenty of White Pine trees all over New England today, but only these seven are virgin. The rest are all second and third growth trees, and much smaller.)

The Tea Party was just symbolic. And in sympathy, I'm going to have a second cup of Assam tea!

Stitchawl

Wow, thank you for explaining that, Stitchawl. I never knew about the White Pine trees.

Spoiler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

You guys really should slow it down. Just 2 (or 3?) days and I have to read through 12 pages!

<snip>

I feel that way sometimes, too.

Enjoying a cup of Kona coffee.

Stitchawl · 11-16-2011, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maianhvk

@ Stitchawl: I like the first photo best (the one several pages ago, with red leaves and skinny branches on blurred dark background).

It's my favorite so far too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreams

Wow, thank you for explaining that, Stitchawl. I never knew about the White Pine trees.

I'd venture to say that there are only a handful of people in the US who are aware of those facts, both of the Boston Tea Party as well as knowing about the Pine Tree Tax, even people who live in the states with the pine trees on their flags. They have been seeing it every time they see their flag, but completely oblivious to why it's there!

Stitchawl

astra · 11-16-2011, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora W

Puzzling...found a bunch of good reviews for it at Upton Tea, but not much on a manufacturer. The name "The English Tea Company" links back to Brooke Bond, which is a company name now owned by Unilever (if the internet is telling the truth

) - but could find nothing on who actually makes this.

I managed to make this connection to Brooke Bond too. Could you please give me a link to

Quote:

reviews for it at Upton Tea

Ta!

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

Sigh. No tea here and I wasn't thinking when I left home or I would have packed some with me. Ah, well. Time to go see what I can find in a local market. Otherwise, I'm going to wash away in Diet Coke. (#2 so far today, and some AWFUL OJ in the hotel this morning.)

Stitchawl Very interesting read

Cuppa #4
Empty...? after Lapsang Souchong and Yorkshire Gold delivered to the appropriate location...

11-15-2011, 07:13 PM	#16747
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about a science book Don't know much about the french I took But I do know that I love you And I know that if you love me too What a wonderful world this would be Don't know much about geography Don't know much trigonometry Don't know much about algebra Don't know what a slide rule is for But I do know that one and one is two And if this one could be with you What a wonderful world this would be ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNO72aCnVr0 ) Good morning, all! Happy Wednesday! Steam coming out of my cup right now... smells like East India Company's 'Assam' tea. Hmmmm.... I wonder.... Being one of the oldest tea merchants, could it have been East India Company's tea that was dumped into Boston Harbor? Yes, there was a 'Boston Tea Party' that did dump tea... just not that much of it. Only a few cases were thrown overboard before the soldiers chased away the 'vandals.' Considering that the ships carried thousands of creates of tea, it wasn't much of a loss. But it wasn't the tea tax, per se' that they were protesting with their cry of "No taxation without representation!" It was a much more serious tax, one that took away not pennies for a beverage, but homes, livestock, and even lives... for some wood! A law was passed by the Crown that read "Every White Pine tree with a diameter, at breast height, of over the forearm of a grown man is property of the Crown, and cutting them is subject to taxation." These were the trees used by the British Navy for the masts of their ships. At the time, the north east part of colonies were covered with huge stands of White Pine, and anyone homesteading had to cut down hundreds of them just to clear land for raising crops. In 1750, almost 80% of the area now known as north-eastern New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine had been deforested and turned into farmland. (Today it's less than 40% and Vermont is back to being 85% forest.) Anyone cutting a tree was forced to pay a tax for each and every one of them. Non-compliance was grounds for having home, livestock, and property seized and the head of the household thrown in jail. It was this "Pine Tree Tax" that people were up in arms about, and one of the major contributing causes of the American Revolution. So important that several of these States have put the White Pine tree in their state flags! Today, there are just seven virgin White Pine trees left in Vermont. They are almost 200 feet tall and about 2 meters in diameter. They are on private property and the owner only allows visitors in to see them by appointment. (Note: There are plenty of White Pine trees all over New England today, but only these seven are virgin. The rest are all second and third growth trees, and much smaller.) The Tea Party was just symbolic. And in sympathy, I'm going to have a second cup of Assam tea! Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 11-15-2011 at 07:17 PM.

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