The Tea Thread

[alphabassettgrrl]

Deebs, licorice root is in a lot of things. I like it a lot- it doesn't taste *at all* like licorice candy. It's good for rebuilding your adrenal system but it'll make you retain water.

[Deebs]

Originally Posted by alphabassettgrrl

Deebs, licorice root is in a lot of things. I like it a lot- it doesn't taste *at all* like licorice candy. It's good for rebuilding your adrenal system but it'll make you retain water.

Really, abg? Thanks for that info, and now I know that I can still say I don't like it because I have no need to retain water. Heh.

Have you tried Throat Coat tea? I hate it almost as much as straight medicine, it tastes so much like licorice to me. But it does help a sore throat.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Blargh!!

One of the side benefits of using the press pot is that I won't leave it sitting unwashed, which means I don't leave my cup sitting unwashed either.

Did you see this when I twittered it? http://bkite.com/07fkc

[blueerica]

Haha! I have one of those. It's pretty good for tea, but I still feel like there's over-steeping by a tiny bit with it, unless it gets poured into a different vessel for drinking.

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Oh, I made a dumb dumb dumb mistake last night.

I made a cup of jasmine for CP who's been feeling under the weather (that wasn't the mistake). Several hours later, getting ready for bed, I grabbed the little pot I'd brewed it in so as to dump the tea leaves. I noticed there was a sip or two of tea left in there so I thought I'd have a taste. What I failed to take into account was the fact that it had been sitting there with the leaves for several hours.

I iz not smart when it's time for sleep.

I use a tea ball when brewing now so that I pull the leaves out at (sometimes) the right time. Once the leaves are removed, the tea will keep for a day or two. It'll get darker, but the flavor seems to hold.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

I use a tea ball when brewing now so that I pull the leaves out at (sometimes) the right time. Once the leaves are removed, the tea will keep for a day or two. It'll get darker, but the flavor seems to hold.

I pour the tea out after it's brewing. What was in there was never intended to be drunk, it was just the little bit of liquid left over at the bottom of the pot after pouring.

[Stan4dSteph]

If you have roses, save the spent leaves and put them on the soil where your roses are growing.

[Deebs]

I went to Peet's and tried the Jasmine Downy Pearls. Lovely!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I've grown into the Assam. Now that I've got the steeping time down to a science and found a good milk/sugar ratio it's bringing back memories of the little Iranian-run breakfast place we ate at every morning in London. That was a good cup of tea they made.

I need to buy less coffee at a time. I meant to only buy a half pound each of the French Roast and the Sumatra, but at the market I poured too many beans into the bag for the French, and at Peet's someone handed me a "buy a half pound, get a half pound free" coupon. It's going to take me a long time to get through all of this coffee.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

It's going to take me a long time to get through all of this coffee.

There are worse problems to have than being stuck with a bunch of great coffee.