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William I. Lengeman III

  • Tea, Food and Booze

    Tea, it’s what’s for dinner…sort of…sometimes. The most common way to consume tea these days, as we’re surely all aware, is to drink it. Which is just the same as it always has been and probably always will be. But, as we’ve noted in these pages in the past, tea can also be used as… Continue reading

  • Tea, Taste and Fondue

    Green tea has been praised for a multitude of potential health benefits, perhaps more so than any type of tea. In fact, all of the fuss over green tea’s alleged health benefits may have helped in large part to play a role in the resurgence in tea’s overall popularity in recent years. But did you… Continue reading

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  • Tea Blogs Revisited

    The increasing popularity of specialty teas in the last decade or so has brought about a corresponding increase in the number of blogs devoted to tea, including this one. Your humble author publishes another one and it’s there that I maintain a tea blog list that currently numbers well in excess of 300 entries. That’s… Continue reading

  • Tea Snobs and a Decent Cup of Tea

    We all like what we like and when it comes to tea, as with so many other things in life, there really is no one way that is right for everyone. While some people wouldn’t dream of drinking a cup of tea if they don’t know the year of harvest, the garden in which the… Continue reading

  • The Death of Tea…or Not

    The reports of tea’s death – if we may paraphrase one of Mark Twain’s best known witticisms – have been greatly exaggerated. They always are. Tea has been with us a very long time, is still said to be the number one hot beverage in the entire world and it isn’t likely to go anywhere… Continue reading

  • Blend Your Own Tea

    Have you ever come to the realization that you’re not particularly impressed with any of the numerous varieties of tea currently on the market? That would be kind of hard to believe, given the sheer numbers of tea varieties that are available. But if you ever do find yourself in such a position you need… Continue reading

  • Tea Gadgets Revisited

    The season for giving gifts has officially come and gone but that doesn’t mean we can’t pass along some info on the latest crop of tea gadgets. Because it’s always the season for tea gadgets. For most of us, tea and rock and roll are probably not subjects that crop up in the same thought.… Continue reading

  • Tea eBooks For Free

    There’s no truth to the rumor that Google is planning to change their slogan from Don’t Do Evil to Total World Domination. In fact, it’s not even a rumor yet, since I just made it up. But you’ve got to wonder sometimes, given the scope of their almost total world domination. The latest piece to… Continue reading

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  • The Original Tea Partiers

    It’s a funny thing about tea. Specifically the fact that a drink that we tend to associate with prim and proper little ladies sitting down to ever so civilized afternoon teas or perhaps with equally refined scenes of Asian serenity, as in the Japanese tea ceremony, should also have been associated, over a period of… Continue reading

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  • Tea and Spirits Revisited

    If you’re a teetotaler you might as well stop reading now. This article is not for you. But if you’re open to flavoring your tea with something a little stronger or, for that matter, flavoring your strong stuff with a little tea, then read on. For more on the notion of mixing alcohol with tea,… Continue reading

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