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Across the Fence:  How Do You Take Your Tea?  |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6921 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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 Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 07:28:29 AM
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During the colder months I drink hot tea at home - English breakfast tea with raw sugar and lemon. Starting in the spring I switch to iced tea with raw sugar & lemon. When dining out I order half & half iced tea. Half un-sweet & half sweet. Most restaurant/cafe iced tea is too sweet for my liking. Half & half tea is often on the menus and if not they know what I want when I ask for it.
In the past I drank flavored teas but in the last year or so I stick with plain black teas. How do you take your tea?
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
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Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 09:47:35 AM
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Sara,, I love Tasanes (herbal) teas in the summer, ever so lightly sweetened with a hint of sugar...
I detest artificial sweeteners!
In cool/colder weather,, I luv all kinds of hot teas,, , but preferably sweetened with honey.
Occassionally I will ad cream/whole milk to my tea to mellow it out..
I only use lemon in my iced tea.
and always accompanied with a sweet cookie, scone or slice of bread with jam.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 10:20:56 AM
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I drink my tea without anything added to it. Same goes for my coffee. Years ago at my first office job our company didn't supply coffee, something that was normal back then, so I learned to drink them without anything added. I do put one pack of stevia in my pitcher of home-brewed ice tea though. I do like passion iced tea, lemon zinger, and cinnamon spiced teas.
Dawn in IL
"April... hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2247 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 10:48:45 AM
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Tea drinker here; never did like drinking coffee. Depending on the tea I either drink it plain or sweetened with a bit of erythritol. My favorite summer tea used to be to pick a lot of mint leaves, make sun tea in a gallon jar for iced tea and add a splash of orange flower water to it. Unfortunately I lost my 40 year old patch of Egyptian mint in the last drought so I'm looking for a new source for it. Another mint variety would probably work as well.
Judith
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6945 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6945 Posts |
Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 12:41:44 PM
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My favorite tea is fruit tea. I drink it warm or iced and I don’t add anything to it. I do like English or Irish breakfast tea especially when I don’t feel well, but I do add sugar to those cups. Not a fan of those teas cold.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 10:41:27 PM
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Judith,, have you grown Chocolate mint? I combine dried Choco-mint leaves with lavender buds to make a Tasane' that is just lovely,, ever so lightly sweeten with honey... it is even good as a iced tea, tho' I prefer it warm.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Apr 05 2021 : 10:56:54 PM
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I love all kinds of Teas. My favorite source is a Tea Company out of Portland, OR called Plum Deluxe Tea. I love hot tea in the winter months
and iced teas in the summer months. My son bought me a Cold Brew Coffee and Tea Maker by Mr. Coffee for Christmas. I haven't used it yet
but plan too very soon!! I like hot and cold tea sweetened with either Whole Earth Sweetner which is Stevia and Munk Fruit. Or with Local Honey
and sometimes with creamer too.
For those of you who know me well...know that Coffee is my first Love and Teas my second. But I would not want to live without either one. I don't
buy my Coffees just from The Grocery Stores but from Bones Coffee Web Store and Starbucks. I have kind of developed into a Coffee and Tea Snob.
I only like the ones I have listed. Developing a finer pallet since getting older, I guess.
I also have cups just for Teas and Mugs for Coffees. I love reading what others prefer and enjoy too. Variety is the Spice of Life!!
Love, Hugs, and Joy,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
Member since Feb. 2010
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6921 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6921 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2021 : 05:35:43 AM
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Thanks all for sharing how you take your tea. I got up late this morning so it's way passed the time to put the kettle on for my iced tea. Enjoy your tea however you take it.
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2691 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
2691 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2021 : 07:38:14 AM
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I love teas as well - Nearly every kind!! Mostly I drink them plain as they are, don't add much, but sometimes lemon and sugar. I do love a good sweet tea! I don't drink coffee at all... love love love the smell, but not the taste. How can something that smells so good taste so bad!? :-)
Dreamer42
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2247 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2021 : 4:09:56 PM
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Grace -- I just planted a chocolate mint last year. It's too small to harvest much at this point but in the manner of mints it should grow well if it gets enough water. I did finally find some Egyptian mint online and ordered it. We're headed for another drought year so I will have to once again get creative about watering my garden.
Judith
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Audra Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
2247 Posts
Vanessa
Brooksville
KY
USA
2247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 06 2021 : 5:34:06 PM
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I am willing to try any tea, although I don't care for the aloe vera tea Churunga sent me. I add stevia or if I feel indulgent I add milk and sweetener to chai.
Vanessa
Farmgirl Sister #6754
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6921 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6921 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2021 : 08:18:13 AM
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In the early 1970s I met a woman from India who brewed her loose black tea in milk then added a ton of sugar. It was too sweet for me but I didn't mind it brewed in milk. Next winter when I start drinking hot tea again I may try brewing in milk just to see if I like it. It would probably be better in the afternoon than for my morning tea.
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Apr 07 2021 : 08:27:16 AM
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I hadn't heard about brewing tea in milk. Please let us know how it goes when you do it Sara.
Dawn in IL
"April... hath put a spirit of youth in everything." - William Shakespeare
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6945 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6945 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2021 : 12:54:26 PM
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I would love to know as well. I enjoy the creamy ness of milk sometimes and that’s why I will make hot chocolate. Another milk option would be nice.
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isewbernina
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Kathy
Salina
KS
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2021 : 1:50:26 PM
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I grow Spearmint and make iced tea year-round. I am also a coffee drinker and I prefer Green Mountain Breakfast. After 2 cuppa coffee in the Morn I switch to Mint Tea for the rest of my day.
So I guess you might call me a "drinker" lol.
Kathy
“Kindness is Free, Sprinkle that Stuff Everywhere.”
"I was cut out to be rich but I was sewn up wrong"
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sherone_13
True Blue Farmgirl
2460 Posts
Sherone
Evanston
WY
USA
2460 Posts |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2247 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2247 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2021 : 1:14:55 PM
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With a little luck I will be having my mint tea . -- I found someone on Etsy selling Egyptian mint plants. The shipping is horrendous but I will have my mint growing again.
Judith
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6921 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6921 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2021 : 11:04:22 PM
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I'm up in the middle of the night cause I can't sleep so I made tea brewed in hot milk with 1 tsp of raw sugar and English breakfast tea bag. Made a tasty drink. Wouldn't want it every night or day but now & then would be nice.
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3078 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3078 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2021 : 12:46:48 PM
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Does in a cup count? I LOVE tea of all kinds. I like the pick me up of black tea the best. It really just depends on my mood how I drink it. Sometimes hot in the morning, sometimes iced and sweetened after working outside. Sometimes flavored, sometimes herbal. I really like it all. I'll have to try the milk brew. I've had milk in my tea before but not brewed in it. Sounds good!
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9327 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9327 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2021 : 05:16:32 AM
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I've been a tea drinker since I was young. Grandma started me with Cambric tea, which is mostly milk with tea added. I moved on to black tea with milk and sugar when I would go visit the aunts. Since then it was with nothing added. I also enjoy herbal teas, loose teas, and since caffeine was playing havoc with me I am now sticking with decaf black or herbal tea. I have never cared for sweet tea so went we went out it was unsweetened iced or hot. But now it's all decaf .
~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7593 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7593 Posts |
Posted - Apr 24 2021 : 10:04:07 PM
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I never used to drink tea but I found I really like the fruity flavors. I do drink all now and there are so many different kinds out there and flavors.
I like the Orange spice one really well and mango and peach, but I drink them non sweetened and with lemon juice, Yummy to me. I prefer cold.
It is a good drink.
Darlene
Trust in your faith, not your emotions, when it comes to making life’s decisions.
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Just. follow God unquestionably Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2021 : 08:54:20 AM
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I love tea, hot and cold. I was an addicted coffee drinker for many years, but a small shop opened near my home where you could get a cup of freshly brewed tea and a treat (mine is usually a scone). They have over 100 varieties of tea, they also sell the teas (loose). I have a few favorites, one being Tea Source Spice. I know, strange name for a tea, but so delicious, can't wait to have that cup in the morning. Tea Source Spice is caffeinated, so one cup in the morning and then decaf teas the rest of the day. So many wonderful teas to choose from and try!
Blessings and Hugs,
Gail
Farmgirl Sister #506
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