What is in your cup?

[Stitchawl]

Gazpacho, to compliment a good paella dinner!


Stitchawl

[raphaelnonsenso]

During the day I go through about 10-12 espresso(es).
Red bush tea in the evening. No Milk!

[astra]

Third cuppa
Mate cocnut milk

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by astra

Seventh cuppa
Jade Lily

P.S. AFAIK black teas are not supposed to be resteeped

Back in the 18th century, there was a thriving trade in second-hand tea, sold by servants after it had been used once.

http://www.panix.com/~kendra/tea/tea_to_england.html

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Back in the 18th century, there was a thriving trade in second-hand tea, sold by servants after it had been used once.

http://www.panix.com/~kendra/tea/tea_to_england.html

Given how expensive it was then, that's not surprising!

[astra]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Back in the 18th century, there was a thriving trade in second-hand tea, sold by servants after it had been used once.

http://www.panix.com/~kendra/tea/tea_to_england.html

It proves...what?
Let alone, people in England add milk to the tea. If you tell about it to anyone in the far east they would laugh

I am not talking about flavour quality but about things that make tea good for your health. I think if you resteep black tea you kill them.

Fourth cuppa.
Mate coconut milk. Resteep. Not bad.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Given how expensive it was then, that's not surprising!

Tea itself was used as currency. Kilo bricks of tea would be compressed into flat divided cakes, hard as wood, for transportation over the Tibetan mountains on Yak-back. These bricks could be sawed into those divisions as payment to the sherpas along the way.




You can buy these tea bricks today from McNultey's Tea in N.Y. but it really tastes as if the Yak were still attached to it...

By the way, tea is eaten in many parts of Tibet, Napal, western China, eastern Mongolia, etc. After using it to make a hot beverage, it is mixed with butter (Yak, cow, goat,) a bit of salt added and eaten as a vegetable. It too tastes as if the Yak was still attached to it...
Even canned lima beans taste better.

Stitchawl

[astra]

Fifth cuppa.
Lunch time so Yorkshire Gold.

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by raphaelnonsenso

During the day I go through about 10-12 espresso(es).
Red bush tea in the evening. No Milk!

Yes! Jump in here to dilute the mix some!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by astra

It proves...what?

I just thought it was interesting. I'm not trying to prove anything.

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by raphaelnonsenso

During the day I go through about 10-12 espresso(es).
Red bush tea in the evening. No Milk!

jiminy crickets!

[ProfCrash]

Originally Posted by raphaelnonsenso

During the day I go through about 10-12 espresso(es).
Red bush tea in the evening. No Milk!

I did that when I lived in Milan for 6 months. When I came home my Doctor noticed a real increase in the fiberous growths in my breasts and told me no caffeine.

Since then I have returned to drinking caffeine, it was 17 years ago, but I try and be careful about the amount of caffeine I take in. Which is one reason I resteep all of my teas. I get all the health benefits in the first pot and the taste, well most of it, without the caffeine in the second pot.

Breast cancer runs on both sides of my family so it pays to be careful. Lung cancer too. Gotta love the family genes, I have both the biggies...

Anyway...

Today I have had a glass of water, 12 ounces of Sugar free Cranberry and Concord Grape juice, and am getting ready to have my first cup from my first pot of rooibos Jungle Fire.

[astra]

Six cuppa
Pai Mu Tan

[Fbone]

There's an unconfirmed rumor that Wegman's (a regional food store) may carry a large tea selection. Going to try them soon.

[ProfCrash]

I am sure Wegman's does. They are an interesting store. I know Whole Foods does. So does World Market.

Pot four. cup 11 Three Kingdoms Mao Feng