Poll a bunch of coffee drinkers about why they consume said beverage and you probably wont get many responses that remark upon the relaxing and contemplative feeling derived from drinking a cup of coffee. Coffee drinking, as a general rule, is about the buzz. Some people drink tea for the same reason. After all, it …
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Even More Tea Books
by William I. Lengeman III If you’re in the market for a few more titles for your shelf of tea books, here are some suggestions. Tea Cookbook by Tonia George If you didn't realize that cooking with tea was even an option, there’s no better time to get your hands on a copy of Tonia …
The DeWitt Wallace Museum
By Stephanie Hanson This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum in Williamsburg, Virginia. Never have I seen so many teapots and tea paraphernalia in one place. In fact, it was quite overwhelming, and requires many hours of scrutiny to fully absorb. The collection focuses on Early American …
The Many Faces of Tea
For such a simple leaf, the tea plant has undergone amazing transformations in the cups of its drinkers over the centuries. There are as many ways to drink tea as there are leaves on Camellia Sinensis. The Chinese people today drink tea as a simple infusion. But there was a time that so many additives …
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