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Farm Kitchen:  Lets Talk Tea! Article from MaryJane  |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Laila
True Blue Farmgirl
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Laila
Kutztown
PA
USA
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 Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 06:23:45 AM
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Thanks so much for posting this Alee. I am not a tea drinker but am trying to convince myself I should start for the health benefits. This article is very interesting and informative.
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 10:58:07 AM
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Mmm...I love a good tea. We have a nice place called Chocolatea down the road that sells wonderful loose leaf teas and chocolate. I buy from them often, but I also make my own chai mix from Frontier tea/spices. I'd really love to grow my own tea garden, but I don't know if I'm going to be able to get to that this year because I have such grand plans for so many other thins LOL!
Siobhan, wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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CherryPie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly Ann
Puyallup
WA
USA
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jodi
Washington
USA
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Perennial
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Bea
Southwest Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 6:53:20 PM
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| Nice article. I'm tea crazy! I love loose teas and the best strainer i've found is stainless and sits in my cup (no little balls or handled spoons). One of my favorite decaf black teas is apricot arabesque from tealuxe.com, the rest i buy locally here. I may try planting a tea plant this year, if i can find one. At one point I read that we had a decent chance here of growing it. I just couldn't get through a day without my "tea". |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 06:40:19 AM
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I'm not sure if my body is changing, or what, buy my taste for tea isn't as strong as it used to be. I still love a good black tea, with cream (like English or Irish Breakfast or something along those lines) but herbal teas just sort of leave me flat anymore. I still drink them, but I'm rarely satisfied. I think it's a "body" thing...I don't drink coffee all day, but I do in the a.m and it's "thicker" somehow? Does that make sense? I'm hoping I'll like it again because we have some wonderful ones in the house right now from Christmas, but maybe like other things, you go through phases....
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melina
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 10:01:05 AM
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Jonni, I'm finding the same thing about herbal teas. In my case, I think at 62 my taste buds are starting to fail me. I'm noticing that even spicy Mexican food seems bland now. I'm even doubling up on my herbal teas, trying to get the same punch as in the past. I even add pepper and nutmet to my chai tea mixes to boost the flavor.
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you. Do not go back to sleep.
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 11:57:58 AM
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That's really interesting, Melina...I'm 36, and I think for me, it's a combination--I had a baby 11 months ago, and my hormones are still getting back in line, and it "seems" that everything I ate/drank/loved when I was pregnant with Violet just sounds completely unappetizing. I drank a lot of herbal teas, and an organic pregnancy tea with blackberry leaf, but now I can't even stand the smell of Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime or their Chamomile. I thought smell aversions were supposed to happen DURING pregnancy, not after :)
I hadn't thought of the chai route...I might have to go that way to get some flavor. The pepper sounds like a great addition!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Jan 21 2010 : 12:26:54 PM
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Loved the article Alee! I love just about any tea. Favorite memories are having tea and sharing stories with my friend, Debbie. She's a tea lover also.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2010 : 05:39:28 AM
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That's really interesting, Alee...and none of the books I read while expecting even mentioned what happens AFTERWARDS! Just the few weeks after delivery. I've been experiencing a HOST of things, ever evolving! Glad to know it gets back to normal, like it did for you. I miss spaghetti and meat balls (even though I think I don't!) :)
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Farm Kitchen: Lets Talk Tea! Article from MaryJane |
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Lets Talk Tea! Article from MaryJane
