By Ashley Horne We’ve all heard of the Cadbury bunny – an adorable little rabbit that delivers decadent sweets – but what's the story behind our furry little friend and the company that created him? The Cadbury Candy Company was founded in 1824 in Birmingham, England, by John Cadbury, a Quaker. Surprisingly, the company did …
Month: October 2009
Curry Sauce — A Simple Guide
Curry sauce is eaten in countries around the world and varies in style, taste and aroma depending upon the ingredients used to produce it. The base of most sauces includes a sautéed mixture of onion, garlic and ginger. To this base a variety of spices are added. Such spices may include cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, chilies, …
Tea Tasting Sets
Can you imagine how great it would be to drink tea and get paid for it? Well, that is exactly what a professional tea taster does. Employed to determine the quality of tea, a professional taster can tell exactly where a tea was grown and its quality simply by tasting it. To do his job, …
World Tea
Tea is a drink, a ritual and a ceremony that’s been uniting people around the world since the first tea bush was discovered in China about 5,000 years ago. So let’s take a quick trip around the world and see how different cultures enjoy their tea. For many years the Chinese Empire dictated how tea …
Honeybush: South Africa’s Other Herbal Tea
by William I. Lengeman III As the popularity of tea and tisanes has continued to increase in recent years, there has also been more interest in rooibos, an herbal beverage grown exclusively in South Africa. Though it's produced from a different plant altogether, honeybush is another herbal product that’s only grown in South Africa. Honeybush …
Adding a “Bit of Cute” to Your Tea Time
By A.C. Cargill Is your tea time getting a bit bland? Same old teas and tea time treats? Same old mugs, cups, teapots, etc.? Liven up this important break in your day with new teas, new treats, and a “bit of cute” — tea paraphernalia that are a little out of the ordinary. Equipage that, …
Tea Time Memory – Kitty Waits for Tea
By A.C. Cargill Teatime can also be pet time, especially if you have a cat. Our cat, “TC,” was especially companionable as we sat and sipped and snacked. No disparagement meant to other pets (dogs, birds, fish, lions, tigers, and bears —oh, my!) or their owners, and I admit that I might be a bit …
Tea Cocktails for Your Evening Tea Time
With tight budgets, more and more people are turning to nights in instead of out. So, for your next girls’ night in, have an evening tea. This is not your pinkies-out afternoon tea, and tea companies are catching on. Create a lounge time atmosphere by picking fun music and having guests dress as if they …
Herbal Tea Books
Let’s begin with a brief discussion about terminology and more specifically with some thoughts on the term herbal tea. To be perfectly correct, the word tea should only be used to refer to products derived from the plant known as Camellia sinensis. Herbal beverages are more properly referred to as "infusions" or "tisanes," a term …
Racing Car Teapot
by Andy Titcomb The racing car teapot with it's distinctive number plate OKT42 (okay tea for two) was first made in 1937 by J Sadler & Son, a pottery company originally founded in Stoke on Trent, England, by James Sadler in 1882. The teapot was initially finished with a green, yellow or cream glaze and …
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