April 2012
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Top 5 Tea Time Faux Pas
Tea time isn’t what it used to be back when Anna, Duchess of Bedford, invited some of the other ladies of Queen Victoria’s court to her private chambers for an afternoon pick-me-up. These days, it’s anything from the Red Hat Ladies gathering at one of the local tea rooms to you taking advantage of a… Continue reading
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Collectible Tea Cards
If you’re like me then your knowledge of collectible cards begins and ends with baseball cards and I have to confess that I’m not even all that knowledgeable about them. Baseball cards first came into being in the years just after the Civil War and were followed in subsequent decades by popular cards from cigarette… Continue reading
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Tea Kettle Philosophy — No Hogging the Teapot
Tea rationing is not practiced here. So, there’s plenty to go around and thus no need to hog the teapot. My father grew up on a farm. During what is now called the Great Depression era (1929 to 1939). With lots of brothers and sisters. This type of setup tends to instill in one the… Continue reading
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Cooking with Tea: Tea Punches
With the season of wedding showers, weddings, and baby showers approaching, hosts and hostesses are thinking about what food and drink they’ll be serving. And what would these celebrations be without that ubiquitous, but welcome, bowl of punch? I don’t often serve punch, probably because I don’t often serve food and drink to large groups… Continue reading
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World Tea Consumption Increases
The consensus seems to be that tea is the second most commonly consumed beverage in the world, after water. The good news for tea lovers, tea producers, and anyone else who stands to benefit from this sort of thing is that the world’s tea drinkers have taken to downing more of the stuff. That’s official,… Continue reading
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Tea and the French Lit Class
Sometimes a situation seems golden, like I’d be sitting in the catbird seat as the expression goes. So it was when I signed up for the French Literature Class at the university many years ago. It’s a situation I think back on while sipping my tea. And chuckle at my misjudging of the situation! The… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books
It’s been a while since our last roundup of tea books, but that doesn’t mean that the flow of said books has abated. Here are a few titles that have just come out or are on publisher’s calendars for upcoming months. Half of the eight titles mentioned take a look at China’s connection to tea… Continue reading
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Joining the “Save the Teapot” Campaign
Intrepid tea reporter Bill Lengeman mentioned in a recent article the campaign to save the teapot, that is, to show tea drinkers everywhere that nothing surpasses the teapot when it comes to producing a superb cuppa! Now, I’m joining that campaign by promoting the superior steeping power and civilizing effect of using a teapot. My… Continue reading
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Taking a Bit of History with Your Tea
It has become something of a tradition in my family to seek out both heritage sites and tea establishments when we spend time together. Fortunately for us, the two often come together. Almost every sizable National Trust property, and many other heritage sites, has a café where you can take tea and sample delicious baked… Continue reading
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Archaic Tea Terms
To say that deciphering the terminology of tea is a tricky matter is an understatement of vast proportions. It’s impossible to say how many varieties of tea are currently in existence, but they surely number in the hundreds and possibly even into the thousands. Then consider that many varieties of tea, particularly those that are… Continue reading
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