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Tea – It’s What’s for Breakfast

Tea is a splendid idea any time of day - morning, noon or night, before, with or after a meal. So why is it that we have something called a “Breakfast Tea” and what does it have to do with Breakfast?

English Breakfast Blend No. 1

By A.C. Cargill
The Subject: English Breakfast Blend No. 1 from The English Tea Store.
Rating:

Water temperature: 212° F
Steeping time: 5 minutes
Tea type: Black
Scents, flavorings, etc.: No added scents or flavors
Aroma, dry: Good, strong black tea aroma
Aroma in the cup, plain: Light scent, a bit smoky
Taste, plain: Mild, hint of an edge, smoky, hint of sweet
Aroma [...]

Tea and Stuffiness - Part 1

By Christie Smith
There are two kinds of stuffiness associated with drinking tea. Firstly, there is the stuffiness that tea cures or at least eases greatly: the stuffiness of a cold. I have revisited teas wonderfully medicinal qualities A LOT this week since my entire family- from hubby to preschooler to myself- have been down with [...]