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Sipping Love: Celebrate Mother’s Day With Tea
English Tea Store Mother’s Day is a time to honor and celebrate the extraordinary women who have shaped our lives with their love, strength, and wisdom. What better way to show appreciation than by hosting a delightful tea gathering infused with warmth and affection? This Mother’s Day, let’s explore how to create a memorable and… Continue reading
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3 Tea Sets for Valentine’s Day
Beautiful pinks, whites, and reds can add a warm livery to your love-themed tea party. A Valentine’s tea party can be livened up with some festive teaware. Here are a few of our picks for Valentine’s Day tea sets: The Rose Bouquet Bone China Set is a complete set of one 5 ounce teapot, 4… Continue reading
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Star Wars: Teaware from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
After months of waiting, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is finally going to be released onto DVD! Many of their fans can now own a piece of the most recent movie in the well-loved Star Wars trilogy. To celebrate the release of The Force Awakens, English Tea Store is proud to present a range of… Continue reading
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Teapot History: Debuting Our Favorite Brown Betty
How do you serve your tea? Do you simply brew a cup? Or do you serve from a teapot? Whether it is for two people or six, teapots have been around for centuries. Teapots come in many forms, sizes, and are made in several materials like ceramic, metal, silver, or even glass. The earliest teapots… Continue reading
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Care and Feeding of the Brown Betty – Part 5 Plus Bonus Recipe!
Part of the Brown Betty’s charm and claim to fame is that it is made from red clay, or terra cotta, making it a ceramic tea pot. What the heck is terra cotta, though? It translates from the Italian to “baked earth.” It is a porous clay that is mostly used for sculptures and flower pots… Continue reading
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Care and Feeding of the Brown Betty – Part 4
The Brown Betty, originally a small, unglazed teapot, was created over 300 years ago when the Elder Brothers discovered a red clay in the Stoke-on-Trent area of Staffordshire. This clay allowed for greater heat retention and the rounded shape of the pot encouraged “agony of the leaves,” or the free swirl to steep! The famous dark… Continue reading
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Care and Feeding of the Brown Betty – Part 1
My 4 cup Brown Betty arrived today. I requested it after receiving questions like, “how do I season this?” “What’s the difference between the older Brown Betties and the newer?” Our blog has some information on the humble Brown Betty but is lacking so far. I am reminded of the customer who ordered a simple,… Continue reading
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Women’s Day Product Feature
We are please to announce Woman’s Day chose our Tea for One as their Pretty Pick, in February 2015’s issue. The Amsterdam Tea For One featured comes in more than a dozen cheery colors and we have guaranteed the $10.99 price during the run of this issue. This set is very affordable and durable, and… Continue reading
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Nature and Your Teapot – Looking Too Much Alike?
Nature has inspired artists, craftsmen, and designers for thousands of years. Birds appear in paintings. Flowers decorate fine china. Fish, dragons, mountains, and wildlife find their way into carvings, sculptures, and decorative objects around the world. Tea culture is no exception. Many traditional teapots feature designs inspired by elements of the natural world, sometimes in… Continue reading
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What to Do About a Drippy Teapot Spout
There you are pouring tea for your guests and yourself (remembering, of course, that the tea-time hostess traditionally pours for herself last), when it happens again: the teapot drips down the spout, onto the tablecloth, saucer, or your hand. Few tea-time nuisances are more frustrating. Fortunately, teapot drips are not simply a conspiracy designed to… Continue reading
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