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Across the Fence:  Tea, Anyone?  |
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
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 Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 07:25:45 AM
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Are you are hot tea drinker?
If so, what blend is your favorite?
How do you take it?
Do you have a special way you make it? You know, how long it steeps, how hot the water, a pot or a cup, that kind of thing. |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 07:33:04 AM
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I like lots of different kinds of tea. My favorite, though, is Morroccan Mint Green Tea with a half teaspoon of honey. I have a cup of that every morning. I had to replace coffee with something when I gave it up.
Farmgirl Sister #35
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bohemiangel
True Blue Farmgirl
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Bridget
Ligonier
pa
USA
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one_dog_per_acre
True Blue Farmgirl
1572 Posts
Trish
Sandpoint
ID
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 07:39:10 AM
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I love Jasmine Green with blackberry honey. Blue Willow Darjeeling, PG Tips, Twinings Orange Pekoe, and any other black tea with milk and honey. My favorite cheap tea is Uncle Lee's. I usually make a two cup pot, steeping for ten minutes, but have been by the cup of late due to being an unorganized mover. I am very interested to try the blooming teas I have seen on the internet. They are beautiful, and I would like to have some for special occasions, like if I ever find another farmgirl for my chapter. I would love to throw a tea/garden party.
Farmgirl Sister #91
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 07:40:19 AM
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Our current favorite is Irish Breakfast by Twinings. I always take mine plain, but the girls usually add sugar.
We've had "afternoon tea" ever since the oldest started kindergarten. She was always a bit hungry when she got home but it wasn't time for supper yet, so I started a little tea party with a light snack. We still do it most days 9 years later. Nice transition from school, getting homework done and getting conversations started.
I love deadlines. I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they go flying by. ~anon |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
1175 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 08:01:03 AM
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I drink 2 or 3 cups of tea a day. I love chocolate tea, or vanilla tea, PG tips. I take it with stevia and cream.
Blessings, Debra
Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 08:11:46 AM
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ya' know . i've promised myself to not get into too many 'make-it' swaps for awhile so i can do some 'catching up' around here .. but wouldn't it be fun to have a 'tea bag' swap .. send our favorite tea to a few friends in exchange for their favs! and it would only cost us a one stamp envelope too!
strange .. but i LOVE McDonald's EXTRA LARGE iced tea .. almost scared to find out what 'brand' they use .. but i almost can't pass a mcDonald's without stopping for a tall glass! xo
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 08:44:41 AM
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Mmm, I come to love Rooibos tea. My DB gave me a beautiful little personal teapot that has a strainer for the tea and holds 2 cups. I steep the tea and then add a little agave nectar and raw cream. It is SO yummy!
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 08:46:46 AM
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Oh Frannie I love that idea!!!
I love Rooibos too! I was in a swap and I was sent vanilla rooibos- I loved it! it is by tetly- I can't find it anywhere local :-(
Blessings, Debra
Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
22941 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 08:55:15 AM
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I like good old Red Rose tea with a spoonful of honey and a dollop of raw goats milk. Or cows milk from the store will do in a pinch. I also enjoy a home-grown blend of ChocolateMint and Peppermint. Yum :D
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 09:01:33 AM
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NUMI makes a wonderful vanilla rooibos tea. If you can't find it (most health food stores carry it) you could order online. Probably much cheaper that way.
A tea bag exchange sounds like a blast!
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom |
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bboopster
True Blue Farmgirl
1140 Posts
Betty Jo
West Bend
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 09:03:09 AM
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Tea swap cool! Tea in the morning, afternoon, before bed and if I wake in the middle of the night. Always have a cup with me after my morning coffee. When my DH and I visited with Frannie and Hank this summer she made the most delicious ice tea I have had. MY DH who is not a huge tea drinker love it too. He keeps asking me to make it. I even bought an Ice tea maker but can not replicate it. Frannie can you remember what you used? I love Teavana loose teas but will drink any brand. I really do not have a favorite but do like fruit blended green tea's, white's and Earl Grey creme. I also like Mac's ice tea during the summer with lot's of Lemon. To be honest since my daughter hooked me 2 years ago and my new boss is a tea fanatic, I really have gone hog wild with tea. 
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Enjoying the road to the simple life :>) |
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babysmama
True Blue Farmgirl
931 Posts
Elizabeth
Iowa
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 10:45:01 AM
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I like most kinds of tea but have been drinking red raspberry tea lately to tone my uterus for the upcoming birth. I also like Uncle Lee's green tea, and LOVE the tea that you can buy in tins at Barnes and Noble...my favorite from there is Spring Cherry.
-Elizabeth |
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
2401 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 10:52:12 AM
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I'm actually drinking some iced tea now. I really like sweet iced tea but when I drink it hot, usually on the weekend mornings, I drink Twinings Earl Grey. I don't mind tea bags, but my husband prefers loose leaf tea. As I'm trying not to drink pop for the next 40 days or so I believe I'll drink quite a bit of tea. I'm going to start to drink Chamomile tea before I go to bed at night. A tea bag swap would be fun!
Farmgirl Sister #25
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farmgirl blessings
True Blue Farmgirl
777 Posts
Lea
TN
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 11:02:57 AM
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I love tea! Frannie, what a wonderful idea. I would love to do a tea swap, too!
For Christmas this year, I received the most wonderful gift of hand-blended teas. What a delight they are. They have names like Black Current, Fruit Blend, Licorice Mint & Jamaican Rum Royal. It is a gift that I get to enjoy everyday.
Doesn't it just make you feel good to sip out of a pretty cup that matches your mood for the day? It is one of lifes simple pleasures.
Blessings, Lea
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country lawyer
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
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Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 12:39:09 PM
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Just came in and had a cuppa "Candy Cane Lane", mint and vanilla blend by Celestial Seasonings. Just wonderful. Sherry, thanks you for your idea. So much so that I just did it with my daughter, tea after school. LOVELY!
Now, about the swap. I don't know beans about doing a swap, but would be happy to figure it out. I'll start a thread for the swap. What do y'all think about doing a box of tea. Is that okay? Or should we stick with a bag? Let me know which way we should go. What else do I need to know before I start that new thread? Anything special? |
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Linder
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Linda
Lake Forest
IL
USA
592 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 2:12:02 PM
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Oh goodie, this sounds like fun! i vote a bag or two as they can easily be popped in an envelope in the mail.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk to blossom |
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
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lisamarie508
True Blue Farmgirl
2648 Posts
Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
2648 Posts |
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 5:10:03 PM
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I love iced tea, unsweet. I am like Frannie, it is hard to pass McDonalds...I love there tea.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
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lilyblossom
True Blue Farmgirl
416 Posts
Donna
Evansville
IN
USA
416 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 5:56:39 PM
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Hot tea - my favorite brand is Republic of Tea. My current favorite is Wild Blueberry and my daily morning standby is British Breakfast Blend. Ice tea - I'm just a good old Lipton girl.
Frannie a tea swap sounds like fun....such a great idea!
Donna...transplanted southerner, farmgirl #86 |
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
1175 Posts
Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
1175 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 6:02:50 PM
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I agree with the teabags.. candy cane and vanilla?? that sounds yummy! That is what I love about tea- I can get all of these sinful flavors..
Blessings, Debra
Psalms 23:1 "The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want."
http://myvintagehome.blogspot.com
http://woolieacres.net |
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whispering pines
True Blue Farmgirl
428 Posts
patricia
sedro woolley
wa
USA
428 Posts |
Posted - Feb 06 2008 : 9:41:52 PM
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That sounds like a great idea. I love a cup of hot green tea with honey! Yumm.....A tea bag swap is such a great idea.
"Greetings from the Gateway to the North Cascades." |
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queenofdreamsz4u
True Blue Farmgirl
3845 Posts
Stephanie Suzanne
Smoky Mountains Tennessee
USA
3845 Posts |
Posted - Feb 07 2008 : 01:18:41 AM
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I like the Republic of Tea Earl Greyer, the Wild Blueberry, Green Tea with Rose Petals..other than the blueberry I'm not too fond of fruity teas. Earl Grey is probably my favorite so far..the Roobios is very good.
The tea bag swap would be fun!!
Stephanie
www.dreamkingdomdesigns.blogspot.html
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