Tea - Part 2

Tea Jelly

Tea jelly is exactly what it sounds like. It’s jelly that is made out of tea. Made simply from tea soup, acids and pectin or gelatin, tea jelly is known for the retention of a tea’s special flavor. The next time that you’re brewing your favorite tea, consider making it into a tasty [...]

Tea Rituals

Tea with its antioxidants and immune boosting properties is not only nutritionally regenerative, but its external properties are restorative as well. One of the only Far Eastern traditions to find a real home in Western civilization, tea rituals are shared world wide.

Tea, and the rituals surrounding it, bridges the gap between many different peoples around [...]

Tea Facts

Whenever you’re considering enjoying a freshly brewed cup of tea, remember these four essential tea facts.
First consider the composition of the tea leaf. About 80% of a tea leaf is water, 10% is non soluble material, and 2.5% is made up of tannins. So the remaining portion of your cup of the tea [...]

The Tea Sandwich

As you are enjoying your afternoon cup of tea, you may be contentedly munching on a tea sandwich. This tradition began, as you might imagine, in Britain. Credited to an inventive British Duchess who found a genteel way to enjoy an afternoon snack, the tea sandwich comes in a variety of trappings, but there [...]

Observations of a Tea Drinker: The Cardinal’s Nest

by A.C. Cargill
Springtime brings out the birdwatcher in me and combines well with my life as a tea aficionado. There’s nothing like grabbing a steaming cupful and staring out the kitchen window or patio doors to see these feathered fliers flitting among the ever-increasing palette of blooms in our garden or thorny roses on the [...]

Cream Tea

Despite how it sounds, a Cream Tea is not a delicious new flavor. It describes a way of serving afternoon tea. A traditional Cream Tea is made up of a cup of tea, two scones split and topped with strawberry jam and clotted cream.

A Cream Tea may also be referred to as a Devonshire [...]

Tea Facts

Tea is not only a wonderfully satisfying drink when served hot or cold, it’s also pretty handy around the house. Here are some fun tea facts that you’ve probably never heard of.
Did you know . . ?
• Dried tea will absorb odors in the refrigerator.
• Scented tealeaves make a fragrant potpourri.
• Scented teabags make pungent potpourri sachets to [...]

Fair Trade Tea

As you settle in with a good book and a steamy cup of freshly brewed tea, it probably never dawns on you to think about how your delectable brew came to be at your table. According to ancient Chinese legend, white-gloved virgins using golden scissors harvested the finest teas. Modern producers, with more [...]

Types of Tea

According to most accounts, tea comes in four basic kinds. There are other varieties as well, but these are the most common ones that you’ll find. These are green tea, oolong tea, black tea, and white tea, each of which are made from the same plant, Camellia sinensis.

Types of Tea

Green tea - Green [...]

Introduction to Tea

All true teas come from the same plant, Camellia Sinensis. The only difference between the over 3,000 varieties of tea in the world is how and when those leaves are picked and processed. The Camellia Sinensis plant provides us with black tea, green tea, oolong tea, white tea and even Pu-er (a double-fermented tea). [...]