Tea Time

[Guest guest]

I believe that my first cup of organic green tea in the morning is probably one

of the best things I can do for my body.

So I'm particular how I prepare it.

 

I heat *NON* tap water to a full boil in either a Corning glass cooking pot or

porcelain tea kettle. (Metal anything changes the flavor of the tea.)

Removing the water from the stove and sitting it aside until the boiling stops.

 

I steep my tea bag in a glass container, usually a pint size canning jar unless

I have company..LOL then I get out the *real cups*

I like the canning jars because the tea stays hot for a longer period of time.

 

I don't sweeten my morning tea, but sometimes later in the day I might use a

little honey or Agave Nectar. Sometimes Ginger Root/fresh squeezed lemon.

 

I keep a basket of several flavors of tea on my counter so guests can choose

their favorite.

 

Don't forget to give your guest one of those cute little tea bag caddies and a

spoon for their tea. And yes you can find ceramic tea spoons.

 

Let's have a tea party...

Deanna in Colorado

[Guest guest]

I know that much from my old English novels -- do NOT steep tea in boiling

water! That is " stewed tea " ... I did not realize that about canning jars,

that they keep the water hotter longer -- makes total sense.

 

I LOVE tea bag caddies! I have a dark blue one, and another I found at a

garage sale for ten cents, white with little violets on it. I now look for

those at garage sales, flea markets and antique stores. They're cheap little

collectibles that don't take much room to store. I like pie birds, too

(though I've never used one in a pie). I need a nice high shelf in my

kitchen where I can display my pie birds safely away from the cats!

 

Thanks for sharing your tea ritual, Deanna!

 

Audrey

 

 

On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 7:32 AM, genny_y2k <genny_y2k wrote:

 

>

>

> I believe that my first cup of organic green tea in the morning is probably

> one of the best things I can do for my body.

> So I'm particular how I prepare it.

>

> I heat *NON* tap water to a full boil in either a Corning glass cooking pot

> or porcelain tea kettle. (Metal anything changes the flavor of the tea.)

> Removing the water from the stove and sitting it aside until the boiling

> stops.

>

> I steep my tea bag in a glass container, usually a pint size canning jar

> unless I have company..LOL then I get out the *real cups*

> I like the canning jars because the tea stays hot for a longer period of

> time.

>

> I don't sweeten my morning tea, but sometimes later in the day I might use

> a little honey or Agave Nectar. Sometimes Ginger Root/fresh squeezed lemon.

>

> I keep a basket of several flavors of tea on my counter so guests can

> choose their favorite.

>

> Don't forget to give your guest one of those cute little tea bag caddies

> and a spoon for their tea. And yes you can find ceramic tea spoons.

>

> Let's have a tea party...

> Deanna in Colorado

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

What's wrong w/ your water?

 

Tameson

 

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" genny_y2k " <genny_y2k

> I heat *NON* tap water to a full boil in either a Corning glass cooking

> pot or porcelain tea kettle.

[Guest guest]

Deanna, you are so right about metals making tea taste funny. My favorite teapot

is an old Brown Betty - thick earthenware. You can still buy them, thankfully.

If doing tea for company or High Tea (usually Sundays/holidays here), you can

make the tea in your brown betty, strain it into the fancy, heated pot.

 

We're doing a vegetarian form of high tea today. (served at a regular dining

type table as opposed to sitting comfy in our chairs whilst nibbling and

sipping.) Cucumber sandwiches, watercress sandwiches (bless their little

vegetable hearts, still growing in the woods next to the stream), Texas caviar

(black eyed peas, diced tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, salt, pepper),

collard greens, rice and some brownies and lemon curd tarts for the sweetie.

Hopefully the kids won't be over and I won't have to rush around making more

food and finding food for carnivores. Not really a traditional British tea -

more like Brit meets Southern USA.

 

Here's hoping you and yours a happy, safe and healthy new year. Jeanne in GA

 

http://jeannefromgeorgia.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Here is where I need to ask a question about boiling water ... would you say

glass is the best to boil water in?

 

 

 

 

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Tameson <tamesonob

 

Fri, January 1, 2010 2:21:56 PM

Re: [veg_grp] Tea Time

 

 

What's wrong w/ your water?

 

Tameson

 

-

" genny_y2k " <genny_y2k >

> I heat *NON* tap water to a full boil in either a Corning glass cooking

> pot or porcelain tea kettle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

My tap water, like most contains high levels of chlorine and fluoride.

Deanna in Colorado

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(( " Tameson " <tamesonob wrote:

> What's wrong w/ your water?)))

[Guest guest]

Reading these posts about tea reminded me of a movie I once saw...Without

getting into the plot of the movie, there was a scene in which a woman was

offering tea to a guest. She told him that he could have the peppermint (I think

that was the flavor, not that it matters) because she didn't like it. She said

it tasted like cat pee! I *think* it was Sigourny Weaver playing the part (can't

remember the name of the movie) and she was playing a " metally challenged "

woman. That scene was so funny, though!!

[Guest guest]

I agree; I don't like to drink " regular " water straight from the tap for that

reason and I made a huge fuss when it first came out that bottled water is " bad "

(I don't remember exactly WHY, but some " study " or other...).  Anyway, WE have

one of those attached filters on our kitchen tap and run the cold water thru it

for food/drinking only--it tastes pretty good, AND, (more importantly to this

discussion) makes pretty good tea.  That flouridated/chlorinated tap water from

the " city water supply " is totally NASTY tasting!!

 

I confess that I do use a stainless steel tea-kettle; I've not seen any nice

enamel ones.  Maybe I'll keep looking, though.  Our kettle needs replacing soon,

anyway.

 

Have a pleasant tea-time, Audrey and all!

--Laura B., in Illinois

 

 

My tap water, like most contains high levels of chlorine and fluoride.

Deanna in Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Laura,

It's the plastic that is not healthy.

I save my glass gallon jugs and pay 25 cents per gal. for filtered water from

the health food market.

 

The filter on your kitchen tap is an excellent idea.

Deanna in Colorado

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******************************************************** " L.B. " <elbee577

wrote:

> I agree; I don't like to drink " regular " water straight from the tap for that

reason and I made a huge fuss when it first came out that bottled water is " bad "

[Guest guest]

How did she know what cat pee tasted like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 12:02 PM, itshotinjt04 <itshotinjt04wrote:

 

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> Reading these posts about tea reminded me of a movie I once saw...Without

> getting into the plot of the movie, there was a scene in which a woman was

> offering tea to a guest. She told him that he could have the peppermint (I

> think that was the flavor, not that it matters) because she didn't like it.

> She said it tasted like cat pee! I *think* it was Sigourny Weaver playing

> the part (can't remember the name of the movie) and she was playing a

> " metally challenged " woman. That scene was so funny, though!!

>

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[Guest guest]

I wondered the same exact thing! Maybe she meant how cat pee smells...Funny

either way!

 

, Malabar Scott <malabar.scott

wrote:

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> How did she know what cat pee tasted like?

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 12:02 PM, itshotinjt04 <itshotinjt04wrote:

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> > Reading these posts about tea reminded me of a movie I once saw...Without

> > getting into the plot of the movie, there was a scene in which a woman was

> > offering tea to a guest. She told him that he could have the peppermint (I

> > think that was the flavor, not that it matters) because she didn't like it.

> > She said it tasted like cat pee! I *think* it was Sigourny Weaver playing

> > the part (can't remember the name of the movie) and she was playing a

> > " metally challenged " woman. That scene was so funny, though!!

> >

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[Guest guest]

She'd better not plant boxwoods. They smell the same way!

Diana

 

--- On Mon, 1/4/10, itshotinjt04 <itshotinjt04 wrote:

 

 

itshotinjt04 <itshotinjt04

[veg_grp] Re: Tea Time

 

Monday, January 4, 2010, 12:49 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wondered the same exact thing! Maybe she meant how cat pee smells...Funny

either way!

 

, Malabar Scott <malabar.scott@ ...>

wrote:

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> How did she know what cat pee tasted like?

On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 12:02 PM, itshotinjt04 <itshotinjt04@ ...>wrote:

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> > Reading these posts about tea reminded me of a movie I once saw...Without

> > getting into the plot of the movie, there was a scene in which a woman was

> > offering tea to a guest. She told him that he could have the peppermint (I

> > think that was the flavor, not that it matters) because she didn't like it.

> > She said it tasted like cat pee! I *think* it was Sigourny Weaver playing

> > the part (can't remember the name of the movie) and she was playing a

> > " metally challenged " woman. That scene was so funny, though!!

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