Day: January 25, 2012

Diving Into the World of Yixing Teapots — Part 3

On By Little Yellow TeapotIn Teawares and Equipment8 Comments

Part 1 gave you some idea what Yixing teapots were all about while Part 2 showed how to prepare your teapots for use. It’s finally time to start actually steeping tea in your teapot to drink and enjoy! The First Drinkable Potful — Once the teapots were ready for use, hubby and I selected one …

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Tea Pioneers of Great Britain

On By William I. Lengeman IIIIn Resources and Information4 Comments

The British were not the first people to drink tea and they were not even the first Europeans to do so. They have never grown tea on their own soil, except in very modest amounts at one or two plantations, nor do they drink the most tea on a per capita basis. And yet when …

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