These are the corrected polls for the LJ Tea Party - be sure to check out the main post for recipes and links - now with enticing photos and videos, too!
Are these people sure they didn't actually accidentally have an over-brewed green with too many leaves in it?
I don't recognise that description at ALL. O.o Although, my mother does think the leaves are smelly and that the first time she had it it didn't taste like anything, but as it evolved it became quite nice. (Admittedly the first cup she had could have steeped a bit longer)
The mighty leaf tea company uses these little silk like pouches. I sometimes combine their ginger scallion with chamomile citrus and just leave the bags in, adding hot water as I go.
Or, I'll make some and let it cool in order to turn it into ice tea. They also have fabulous green teas, but the citrus and ginger are amazing.
Oooo - I love Mighty Leaf teas! I've never tried the ginger one, but clearly, I must. All this talk of tea (and typing up those polls several times!) is making me think I need to visit the artisan bakery to get myself some Mighty Leaf!!
Oh, I didn't know I could choose more than one tea scene! If I'd had my brain turned on, I would have chosen Mr. Tumnus and Lucy as well. In fact, long ago, when I was re-reading the book, I posted about my love for the Tumnus/Lucy scene here and included a scan of the illustration. (And nobody commented! *sniffle*)
My tea ritual is very simple -- start the day with strong black tea (usually Adagio Irish Breakfast) with milk and unrefined sugar (having given up my artificial sweetener addiction). In my opinion, the perfect complement to a morning cuppa is toast and jam, but sometimes I have oatmeal. I simply cannot start the day without tea, so I bring bags with me when I travel.
For an afternoon snack I have a cup of Mariage Freres French Breakfast and some Fig Newtons! Yum!
I have to ask: how does French Breakfast differ from Irish or English?
Well, here's the link from my crack dealer supplier -- French Breakfast. It's milder than Irish Breakfast and sweeter than English. It's just such a treat -- ironically it seems perfect for an afternoon snack.
You're right about tea in a coffee maker. BLECH! I wish American hotels would get a clue and leave a kettle in the room like they do in the UK. I bring tea for restaurants -- I figure they'll be able to provide hot water and I'll substitute my stuff for their Lipton crap.
Oh, I love the description of that one! I do find that there are some teas I prefer as 'dessert', and they aren't all herbal/tisanes!
You're right about tea in a coffee maker.
Of course, in the UK, this wasn't a problem. In Greece, I didn't bother with tea; I'd read up that a request for tea would get you a mug with a tea bag and warm (warm!) water. I do have a fondness for Tim Horton's steeped tea, which comes closest to a home experience when I'm away from home!
"Chocolate Mint" - sometimes a tea is so good, it needs no adornment of a fancy name!
Oooo - Trafalgar Square sounds like a dessert tea.
I heard about the torrential downpour! A chocolate-covered strawberry would surely make even Nestea tolerable! (And Alice in Wonderland merchandise to boot - it's like you took the Tea Party with you. Hee!)
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I don't recognise that description at ALL. O.o
Although, my mother does think the leaves are smelly and that the first time she had it it didn't taste like anything, but as it evolved it became quite nice. (Admittedly the first cup she had could have steeped a bit longer)
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(Of course, Lapsong Souchong is the one I think is an acquired taste - that smokiness is not something I'm always in the mood to try.)
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Or, I'll make some and let it cool in order to turn it into ice tea. They also have fabulous green teas, but the citrus and ginger are amazing.
http://www.mightyleaf.com/
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Ginger scallion one also seems to help when one feels blurgy. Er...for want of a better descriptive word.
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That is the perfect word for it!
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My tea ritual is very simple -- start the day with strong black tea (usually Adagio Irish Breakfast) with milk and unrefined sugar (having given up my artificial sweetener addiction). In my opinion, the perfect complement to a morning cuppa is toast and jam, but sometimes I have oatmeal. I simply cannot start the day without tea, so I bring bags with me when I travel.
For an afternoon snack I have a cup of Mariage Freres French Breakfast and some Fig Newtons! Yum!
More later, I hope . . .
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I think you can still go and add Mr. Tumnus and Lucy - I went back to edit my mine!
(I am going to link to your lovely post!)
I like your tea ritual. Like you, I am a toast-and-jam or oatmeal person with my tea. (Really! I am having toast right now!).
I have to ask: how does French Breakfast differ from Irish or English?
I would bring tea with me when I travel, but only if I could have access to a kettle; those coffee machines in hotel rooms just don't do it.
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Well, here's the link from my crack dealer supplier -- French Breakfast. It's milder than Irish Breakfast and sweeter than English. It's just such a treat -- ironically it seems perfect for an afternoon snack.
You're right about tea in a coffee maker. BLECH! I wish American hotels would get a clue and leave a kettle in the room like they do in the UK. I bring tea for restaurants -- I figure they'll be able to provide hot water and I'll substitute my stuff for their Lipton crap.
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You're right about tea in a coffee maker.
Of course, in the UK, this wasn't a problem. In Greece, I didn't bother with tea; I'd read up that a request for tea would get you a mug with a tea bag and warm (warm!) water. I do have a fondness for Tim Horton's steeped tea, which comes closest to a home experience when I'm away from home!
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Sugar... Ha! I just asked you about that in a comment above. I do the spoon strain thing too.
And how could I forget Hyacinthe 'boo-kay'? Hee!
I will think of you sipping something tea-like at Starbuck's, and hope that the day goes well!
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Oooo - Trafalgar Square sounds like a dessert tea.
I heard about the torrential downpour! A chocolate-covered strawberry would surely make even Nestea tolerable! (And Alice in Wonderland merchandise to boot - it's like you took the Tea Party with you. Hee!)
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