Tea or not
Jun 13th 2013, 9:31 pm
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Tea or not
Now that I'm leaving, I decided it was time to do the Celestial Seasonings tour. During the tour, our guide said that 80% of their teas are actually herbal infusions but they call them tea because you pour hot water on them so that's what Americans think they are. 
Jun 14th 2013, 2:39 am
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Re: Tea of not
That's good to know. I have been wary of using those, as real tea upsets my stomach and didn't know if there was any tea hidden in the ingredients.
Jun 14th 2013, 11:06 am
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Re: Tea of not
And I find these new combinations of what I call "tea" plus added herbs/spices/flavours/whatever very confusing.
If I want a soothing herbal concoction, I don't want to see black, orange, white, or green "tea leaves" anywhere in it. And if I'm looking for my usual black "breakfast tea", I don't want THAT jazzed up with silly extra ingredients either!
Jun 14th 2013, 11:38 am
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Re: Tea of not
Tea is..
1) Hot
2) Black
3) Indian
Everything else is not tea.
1) Hot
2) Black
3) Indian
Everything else is not tea.
Jun 14th 2013, 2:10 pm
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Re: Tea of not
I think you'd be completely safe with Celestial Seasonings. They are very proud of the purity of their 'teas'. Their real tea leaves are kept in a room all by themselves as they are extremely absorbent and would take up the fragrances from the other herbs if they were in the same storage area. So I think it's safe to say that they never get mixed.
Jun 14th 2013, 2:23 pm
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Jun 14th 2013, 2:49 pm
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Jun 14th 2013, 3:17 pm
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Re: Tea of not
I am quite the bore in pointing out, that what I have been offered as tea, is in fact not. "Please purloin some for my future visits" I state as I stomp out of their home. Offering an infusion to a Brit is quite the insult.
It is kind of funny looking at some pantries of "tea" drinkers, boxes and boxes of the stuff, but no actual tea.
It is kind of funny looking at some pantries of "tea" drinkers, boxes and boxes of the stuff, but no actual tea.
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Jun 14th 2013, 3:18 pm
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Jun 14th 2013, 3:20 pm
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Re: Tea of not
I find it easier to ask for water, when offered a drink at someone's house. That eliminates the chance of being given an infusion or being forced to drink coffee.
Jun 14th 2013, 3:24 pm
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Re: Tea of not
I am quite the bore in pointing out, that what I have been offered as tea, is in fact not. "Please purloin some for my future visits" I state as I stomp out of their home. Offering an infusion to a Brit is quite the insult.
It is kind of funny looking at some pantries of "tea" drinkers, boxes and boxes of the stuff, but no actual tea.
It is kind of funny looking at some pantries of "tea" drinkers, boxes and boxes of the stuff, but no actual tea.
(Granny Nutek rocked btw).
