William I. Lengeman III
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How Much Tea Will You Drink in a Lifetime?
So how much tea will the average tea drinker consume in a lifetime? Well, it goes without saying that there are a large number of variables when it comes to figuring this sort of thing out. But we can at least try to arrive at some ballpark figures. Nowadays, the average lifespan of a human… Continue reading
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Taking Tea on a Hike
Most people in my neck of the woods probably don’t do much hiking at this time of year – since the temperatures typically exceed one hundred degrees. Humidity in the low single digits makes it even more important for anyone who hikes now to be quite well hydrated. Of course, staying hydrated is important even… Continue reading
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Tea Gadgets I’d Like to See
If you follow the articles I write for this site, you might have noticed that a certain topic turns up rather often. That would be gadgets. For a while now I’ve been writing a regular monthly column on tea gadgets, and from time to time I throw in an extra article. Having written about so… Continue reading
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Recent and Upcoming Tea Books 17
Fred Thompson has written books about a variety of beverages, including lemonade, hot chocolate, and bourbon. But with iced tea season getting under way for so many of us it’s as good a time as any to mention the other beverage he wrote about. Yes, that would be iced tea. Iced Tea: 50 Recipes for… Continue reading
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Thoughts on My (Non-existent) Tea Diary
Once upon a time I did not drink tea. In fact for most of my life I did not drink tea. Then, nearly a decade ago I began to drink it, then decided I kind of liked it, and then decided I liked it so much that I would write about it. Nearly nine years… Continue reading
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Growing Herbs for Tea and Tisanes
I don’t have an overly green thumb but I do okay. My efforts in this area nowadays are limited to an assortment of plants kept on the balcony and they are managing nicely, thank you for asking. However, my one attempt at growing tea, which came a few years back, was not exactly a rousing… Continue reading
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Things You Might Not Know About Tea
I started drinking tea nearly a decade ago and I started writing about it not long after that. At the time I knew very little about tea, including most or all of what follows. I didn’t grow up in a tea drinking culture or a tea drinking family so there was quite a lot to… Continue reading
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The Origins of “Cuppa”
I’m no etymologist (one who specializes in determining the origin of words). I don’t even play one on TV. But sometimes I find it interesting to contemplate the origins of certain words. Like “cuppa.” I wouldn’t swear to it, but I don’t think the term isn’t used much in the United States. As for the… Continue reading
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Tea People – Bill Hall
What makes someone want to start a tea farm, here in a country that drinks relatively small amounts of the stuff and grows even less? Among the few people who could provide answers to this question are longtime tea farmer Bill Hall. The United States has never grown much tea and yet we have something… Continue reading
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The Fine Art of Tea
I don’t know about art, as the old saying goes, but I know what I like. That would be tea. So I guess it’s not surprising, given how ubiquitous tea is in some cultures, that there are artists who have sought to portray it in one way or another. That’s not to be confused, of… Continue reading
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