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Ell still starts each day with a cup or two of Earl Grey Tea. Now and then, depending on what she is eating, she will drink English Breakfast Tea instead.
posted by
johnmacnab
on May 23, 2006 at 8:39 AM
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This is an educating and informative post.
I love high tea!
posted by
una01
on May 22, 2006 at 7:10 PM
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Wacky that was a charming post. I truly enjoyed it.
Taps I liked your comment too. I could see it. If one could get high on tea not just high tea, us Southerners would stay high! We drink tea all day in the summer. I am not a sweet tea drinker, but I like my iced tea!
posted by
Justi
on May 22, 2006 at 5:32 PM
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Whacky, I had high tea for my grandsons once, HAHA. I got out a pretty china tea set that I've had packed away for a long time, scones and marmalade and pretty flowers and linen napkins with china rings. I taught them how to hold the fancy cups in their clumsy fingers (they were used to hot chocolate in fat mugs) and told them we must sit and chat about cabbages and kings. I poured the tea from the beautiful teapot and they were fascinated by it all and tried to behave properly and not laugh. It was a lot of fun.
posted by
TAPS.
on May 22, 2006 at 10:10 AM
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Whackydotter!!
You are an absolute joy to read. My mum was a Brit, and if you didn't slosh hot water around in the teapot first, before you even put the tea in, she'd threaten to "box your ears." lol
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posted by
WileyJohn
on May 22, 2006 at 8:39 AM
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Whacky
Delightful post. I'm always enamored of other cultures, and how they do things.
posted by
avant-garde
on May 22, 2006 at 7:33 AM
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I liked this tale...
And now I wonder if it is genetic somewhat... my mom has the English ancestry and she loves her tea. I like it too, but I prefer those English Breakfast and Earl Grey types...
posted by
FactorFiction
on May 22, 2006 at 5:39 AM
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I love iced tea
I mix it with lemonade. I do not have any scones, but will a doughnut be alright?
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 21, 2006 at 7:04 PM
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posted by
Amanda__
on May 21, 2006 at 6:47 PM
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Delightful post!
I, too, am big on tea, although I prefer to drink it HOT. Loved the dialogue with your English friend. I think I gained weight while in Scotland. My Scottish friend took me from relative to relative, and we had so many high teas and teas and of course all the regular meals as well that I was quite stuffed by the time I left. Speaking of which, I am tentatively planning a trip to Scotland in September, so need to lose a few pounds now to accomodate any weight gain there. . . .
posted by
JanesOpinion
on May 21, 2006 at 6:03 PM
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Sweetened iced tea is a Southern thang.....
but my favorite tea is when someone else is drinking it....just never liked the taste.....
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 21, 2006 at 5:58 PM
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lol....tea is wonderful!
posted by
Original_Influence
on May 21, 2006 at 5:41 PM
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I'm a big TEA person...
It has to be Lipton's. It has to be made a certain way. I make a whole pitcher of it at once using he Family Size bags. The taste and smell are important but mostly the color. Tea made right has a golden amber color.
posted by
Passionflower
on May 21, 2006 at 4:04 PM
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i absolutely love the smell of tea but can't stand the effect on my tongue
so i don't drink it. and i've searched around, too. i've tried so many different kinds of teas, i've lost track. i never used to drink coffee either, not until i was thirty and stone cold broke. coffee was practically a food group for awhile there.
posted by
fourcats
on May 21, 2006 at 3:49 PM
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None of the herbal teas for me! I like plain black tea.
(B)
posted by
A-and-B
on May 21, 2006 at 3:46 PM
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Funny post--
my favorite tea is the Chocolate Caramel Enchantment by Celestial Seasonings...kind of like a nice dessert! And Trader Joe's has bottled Green Tea with orange and bergomot that is very tasty too!
posted by
Julia.
on May 21, 2006 at 3:32 PM
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I love tea.
So does my three year old, Sarah Jeanne. She drinks it as often as I'll make it, and the stronger it is, the faster she gulps it. I like it black (tea) with a little sugar and a third half and half or chocolate soy milk. Yummmmmmy.
posted by
Schatz
on May 21, 2006 at 3:21 PM
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Unlike the rest of my family, I don't drink tea, unless I'm sick. As for cow poop, I never tried that either... LOL
posted by
shelly_b
on May 21, 2006 at 3:17 PM
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