How do you drink your tea?



>
> I discovered something similar when I moved from NE OH to AZ. Nasty
> stuff!
> I drink iced tea exclusively and use loose tea in an iced tea maker. Not
> only did it taste awful with the AZ water, but it would immediately turn
> cloudy when it hit ice or was chilled in the refrigerator. I had never
> had
> that happen before moving here. I now use bottled water to make tea,
> coffee, and ice cubes.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright o¿o

This might not quite be considered "bottled water," but what I use to make
tea is 'distilled water.' My electric teapot does not like any minerals.
And I love my teapot. Fast, fast, fast!
Dee Dee
 
Goomba38 <[email protected]> wrote in news:t4KdnUzyvOTep3_eRVn-
[email protected]:

> alsandor wrote:
>
>> I don't put milk in tea because putting milk in hot beverages forces
>> you to drink them before the milk starts to turn.
>
> Turns to what??

Something I don't want to drink.

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara
 
OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email protected]> wrote in
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> The milk never "turned" or curdled at all.

It will if you leave it long enough. Besides, it's me who doesn't like
it. No one is forcing you to not like it too...

--

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why
the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

Dom Helder Camara
 
Dee Randall wrote:
>
> "> I like it straight - no sugar or milk or anything and *especially*
> > not lemon (blecch!).
> >
> > I like it lightly brewed - not long enough to get bitter.
> >
> > My fave is Darjeeling. Years ago I used to drink green tea
> > and oolong but haven't drunk them since I discovered really
> > good Darjeeling.
>
> But! It's so hard to get 'good' Darjeelilng. I've had expensive Darjeeling
> that tastes no different-ly than inexpensive. I would love to trust buying
> the 'best' just one time. Lots of $$.
> Dee Dee

A friend had a friend who brought her some back from
Darjeeling and she gave me some of it. He brought her
a ton of it. It's really awesome.

Kate
 
Black tea, English style with milk and sugar... Red Rose seems to come
the closest to what I remember from my travels, but it's not quite as
full-bodied as it could be sometimes it seems.

Fruit herb teas... often with 1/8 cup or so of compatible fruit
juice/nectar mixed in (..with sugar).

Moroccan-style mint tea is a favorite of mine --and it's tasted even
better to me since I learned that *green* tea not black tea is the
traditional ingredient... no wonder mine never tasted quite right
before.
I planted some mint in a corner of the yard (it will spread, but not
like ivy or anything... could always plant it in a pot too), and do
what I saw in Morocco which is to stuff as much mint as possible into
well sugared glass of hot water and allow to steep.

I like Jasmine tea too, but only one or two brands.
The taste really does vary from brand to brand, and from restaurant to
restaurant... not crazy about some of them.
Jasmine is also the only tea I can drink without sugar. (My brands'
names are in Chinese, but they come in either bright red or bright
marigold yellow tins).


> However, I enjoy his company, so put a creamy cotton-like paper table cloth on the bed. The hair still flies everywhere though, but I am getting used to it. Sometimes I find some in my mouth. eee... :) <

Dee, you might want to try something cuddlier than a paper tablecloth
for your bed cat. Though cats love paper, they won't usually stay on
paper as long as they will on something soft and/or fuzzy. Those
fleece blankets you see around with various patterns or pictures are
good, for example (or just a yard of fleece from the fabric store)...
almost any kind of blanket or quilt, or even a towel. Folding any of
those also makes them more cushiony.

Another thing... is this cat a long-hair? If so, you'll be getting a
lot more shedding. Being scared and being at the high point of a
shedding cycle can afffect things too.
Whether it's any of those things or not, combing or brushing will
remove enough loose hair that the amount dropped will be lessened quite
a bit (and you'll lower your blood pressure ... and the cat's too <g>).

> Just how "often" do they stay? <

Actually, mine have generally stayed quite well. It doesn't matter if
they go off some though because they still spend a lot of time on the
cuddlies and leave less hair where I less want it. They do "cycle"
though, so I eventually change things around.

Diane B.
 
dee wrote:
> Hello! How do you like your tea make?
snip -snip

I like my iced tea sweet with lemon.
I like my everyday lipton type (regular or decaf) stong with milk and
sugar.
And for the past year or so, my favorite herbal tea has been Celestial
Seasons Tension Tamer with nothing in it.

Now, my step-moms parents, who were from Romania, used to drink their
hot tea in very pretty glasses. The glasses special holders so that
you wouldn't burn your fingers when picking them up. I remember as a
child, they always made sure that I put a spoon in the glass before
pouring the hot tea in it to make sure it wouldn't break.

Do you use one tea bag per cup? Or do you do as my mom does and make a
pot of tea with one or two bags in it?

NancyJaye
 
"Kate Connally" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Dee Randall wrote:
>>
>> "> I like it straight - no sugar or milk or anything and *especially*
>> > not lemon (blecch!).
>> >
>> > I like it lightly brewed - not long enough to get bitter.
>> >
>> > My fave is Darjeeling. Years ago I used to drink green tea
>> > and oolong but haven't drunk them since I discovered really
>> > good Darjeeling.
>>
>> But! It's so hard to get 'good' Darjeelilng. I've had expensive
>> Darjeeling
>> that tastes no different-ly than inexpensive. I would love to trust
>> buying
>> the 'best' just one time. Lots of $$.
>> Dee Dee
>
> A friend had a friend who brought her some back from
> Darjeeling and she gave me some of it. He brought her
> a ton of it. It's really awesome.
>
> Kate

Is there any other tea that you might have had that you could describe it as
being close to in taste?
I've heard that that is next to impossible.
Dee Dee
 
On 1 Feb 2006 11:31:35 -0800, "dee" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hello! How do you like your tea make? Do you enjoy any particular
>differerent style(s) of tea? Do you have milk/sugar/or some other
>weird stuff with it?
>
>Or are you more into the 'other' beverage?
>
>--------------
>
>I like the most common one, just good old red label with milk (whole or
>semi-skimmed), medium strong, 1 sugar, hot temp.
>
>Just now, I had it with single cream, it tasted quite nice.
>
>I also like mocha (hot temp with whipped cream) in cafe, as I like
>someone make it for me...

oh no Dee, tea should be served pre-sweetened with granulated raw
sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice in a glass full of ice cubes!

Bill
 
On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 20:37:51 -0500, Bill wrote:

> On 1 Feb 2006 11:31:35 -0800, "dee" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Hello! How do you like your tea make? Do you enjoy any particular
> >differerent style(s) of tea? Do you have milk/sugar/or some other
> >weird stuff with it?
> >
> >Or are you more into the 'other' beverage?
> >
> >--------------
> >
> >I like the most common one, just good old red label with milk (whole or
> >semi-skimmed), medium strong, 1 sugar, hot temp.
> >
> >Just now, I had it with single cream, it tasted quite nice.
> >
> >I also like mocha (hot temp with whipped cream) in cafe, as I like
> >someone make it for me...
>
> oh no Dee, tea should be served pre-sweetened with granulated raw
> sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice in a glass full of ice cubes!
>
The only presweetened iced-tea worth mentioning is Thai tea.
Otherwise, make it black with lemon for me.
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.
 
"dee" <[email protected]> wrote in news:1138822295.913259.26760
@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Hello! How do you like your tea make? Do you enjoy any particular
> differerent style(s) of tea? Do you have milk/sugar/or some other
> weird stuff with it?
>

Very simple. Leaves of some kind (black, green, rooibos) in a pot with
very-hot-but-not-quite-boiling water, drunk from tiny cups to keep it warm
longer in the pot. No milk or sugar.

I don't mind some of the more natural flavourings such as jasmine, orange
peel, lemongrass, ginger, mint etc, but am not fond of the artificial
flavourings and sweeteners that make the tea taste like lollies.

Mostly I drink rooibos or decaf though, as I'm sensitive to caffeine.

K
 
On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:41:59 -0800, Christine Dabney
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:14:12 +0000 (UTC), guy klose <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>We started with Ahmed Ceylon (black) tea (BOP) that a neighbor recommended.
>I found this loose tea in an Asian market in Phoenix, and I really
>liked it. Have been trying to find it ever since, but haven't been
>very lucky.
>
>If anyone in the SF bay area knows where to find it, let me know. Or
>in Sacramento...
>
>Christine

Try the Tea Trader in Calgary. Great tea purveyor, I've been ordering
tea from them for about 5 years now. My favorite is their Imperial
Black #10. www.teatrader.com

No business connection with them other than being a very satisfied
customer!

TammyM
 
Dee Randall wrote:
>
> "Kate Connally" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Dee Randall wrote:
> >>
> >> "> I like it straight - no sugar or milk or anything and *especially*
> >> > not lemon (blecch!).
> >> >
> >> > I like it lightly brewed - not long enough to get bitter.
> >> >
> >> > My fave is Darjeeling. Years ago I used to drink green tea
> >> > and oolong but haven't drunk them since I discovered really
> >> > good Darjeeling.
> >>
> >> But! It's so hard to get 'good' Darjeelilng. I've had expensive
> >> Darjeeling
> >> that tastes no different-ly than inexpensive. I would love to trust
> >> buying
> >> the 'best' just one time. Lots of $$.
> >> Dee Dee
> >
> > A friend had a friend who brought her some back from
> > Darjeeling and she gave me some of it. He brought her
> > a ton of it. It's really awesome.
> >
> > Kate
>
> Is there any other tea that you might have had that you could describe it as
> being close to in taste?
> I've heard that that is next to impossible.
> Dee Dee

Gee, I wouldn't begin to know how to describe it as to
distinguish it from other black teas. I just know it
tastes different. I've read that it has a "unique muscatel
flavor" whatever the hell that means. I have no idea what
a "muscatel flavor" is.

Kate
 
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