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Morwenna
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Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:15 am

The best peppermint tea I've had is from that company I can't think of the name of (later for that) that makes a white tea with peppermint, fancifully titled "Christmas Morning." At least I think that's the one. Anyway, I rarely eat or drink mint at all because it ruins the taste of anything else for quite a while afterwards, but on second thought, what better diet aid can there be than something that prevents you from unnecessarily stuffing your face? Or eating too fast? And besides, mint is good.

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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 8:20 am

That sounds good. I'll look for it. Had a good raspberry tea this morning, though I found a tea last night with peppermint in it. It was called Tension Tamer, though Celestial Seasonings seems to love putting chamomile in every one of their teas. But it was just the right blend, and I liked it. It didn't have the soapy taste of the chamomile tea that I had the night before.

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Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 11:34 am

Morwenna.. is it Stash tea? It's a black tea blend. I have to be careful with mint. I love chocolate mint cookies.. but once I got sick on peppermint (when I had a miscarriage) and so mint is kinda touch & go with me.

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Posted: Sun Nov 1, 2009 4:38 pm

I like tea very much, and dislike coffee. In hot weather, I drink large amounts of sun-brewed decaffienated tea. In cold weather, I drink herbal or decaffienated tea, hot. For hot tea, I like the spicy flavors, with cinnamon, etc. We have an "Instant hot water" spigot on our kitchen sink. Water comes out at about 190 F and brews tea very well, so I seldom use a pot. I like it so strong that I do not usually re-use tea bags or leaves (in a tea ball).

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Posted: Sun Nov 1, 2009 6:46 pm

Portia, I should send you some of my Hot Cinnamon Spice .. I think you would love it.

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Posted: Sun Nov 1, 2009 8:03 pm

Cock-Robin said: It was called Tension Tamer, though Celestial Seasonings seems to love putting chamomile in every one of their teas. I mentioned Tension Tamer a ways back CR . . . and I agree that CS has quite a love affair with chamomile, but the Tension Tamer has so many other great things in it, I never taste the chamomile, LOL. I did check on the Lemon Chamomile, and it is indeed a Tetley tea, although they seem to be going away from the round boxes . . . Hubby bought a Blueberry Tea from Second Cup. He looooooves Blueberry anything but I haven't tried the tea yet. Maybe tomorrow . . .

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:15 am

Rose, you're right, it is Stash, but the box doesn't look quite like that. I'll have to look for mine again. but i'm almost sure mine isn't yellow. Different year, different variety, maybe? I'm not at home right now.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:23 am

I love Blueberry too.. but I had some blueberry tea (that I bought at a coffee shop.. I don't know what brand it was) that smelled heavenly but tasted.. awful. It reminded me of juniper or something (the taste) I couldn't finish the cup... but I left it in my car for the day because it smelled just lovely!

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 12:21 pm

one more: melissae folium tea, I drink it every day (with honey, because sugar is not recommended). Its is supposed to calm nerves, but I cant say I ever felt that .. has a lovely taste, number of precious effects on mortals and it was called athelas long ago

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 5:33 pm

Ah, yes. Blueberry. I just finished a cup of Lipton White Tea in the blueberry and pomegranate flavor. It was real good. And Rose, what you said about that tea you tried I think about coffee. It smells wonderful, but I just could never get used to the taste.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 5:42 pm

C-R.. .that's not to say ALL blueberry tea tastes bad.. just the stuff I had didn't taste good. It didn't taste like it smelled at all. Lasse-lanta! Welcome.. and I grow melissae folium in my garden. I've never made it into a tea/tisane plain, but I've added it to my tea. Us hobbits just call it 'Lemon balm'.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:01 pm

Of course, that's not what I meant. It was that tea you had that you didnt' like, not all blueberry tea. Sorry for the confusion.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:04 pm

Oh no C-R.. no confusion, I just wanted to make myself clear.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:08 pm

No problem. Have a good cup of tea on me. That's something we need to re-establish, what the English have had for years. Tea time. With cookies or cakes.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:15 pm

Agreed. And nap time as well. Does anyone recommend any good morning, waking-up teas? Will any tea with caffeine do?

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 6:19 pm

Well, English Breakfast would be one. I'm not sure what would be a stronger wake-up tea. Any suggestions, anybody?

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 9:14 pm

The hot cinnamon spice tea I have, seriously, is the most flavorful tea I have ever had.. with no bitterness. It is strong. I cannot imagine anyone not liking it.. unless they don't like cinnamon, of course. Or if they really don't like tea at all.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:03 pm

Cock-Robin said: That's something we need to re-establish, what the English have had for years. Tea time. With cookies or cakes. Tea and bickies. Yup, I'm in!! I've grown Lemon Balm in years gone by, I never knew you could dry it and make tea. LOL, you learn something new every day in here. Must try that again next summer . . . I've decided to cut my evening tea consumption in half and see if that will help with waking up less during the night to . . . you know . . . Speaking of sleep . . . time for some of that too.

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Posted: Mon Nov 2, 2009 10:29 pm

Scribbles.. I thought you normally drank tisanes? (rooibos?) My lemon balm seems to spread itself all over the place. But I will take a bickie... thank you very much!

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 1:00 am

Cock-Robin said: Well, English Breakfast would be one. I'm not sure what would be a stronger wake-up tea. Any suggestions, anybody? Tao has one called Awake that is pretty intense. Not a great fan of Tao in general, but that one I like.

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:49 am

RoseMorninStar said: Scribbles.. I thought you normally drank tisanes? (rooibos?) I do indeed, Ovambo Tee - which is a Rooibos Vanilla by Messmer. The tea doesn't keep me awake, but drinking an entire pot makes me wake up far too often to take night trips to the lavatory. And my experiment was a success. I drank only 1/2 pot (about 2 mugs instead of 5) and didn't wake up once last night needing to, well, you know. I've heard that wild mint will spread like nobody's business too. I want to plant some but have been warned that I'll be cursing it in a year or two. shrugs I find Earl Gray to be a good wakeup tea as well.

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 8:58 am

If mint in the garden has a place it "likes" it will spread like crazy. However, in the past we have planted it in the ground in a one-gallon pot with the bottom cut out, and put it near a garden spigot, and it did very well. It did not spead. Here, it is very vigorous, but the cold weather makes it die back, so It does not spread very much. Peppermint is much the same. I didn't try spearment when we were in a warmer area, but here it does pretty well in summer and dies back.

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:48 am

Aahhh Scribbles.. I gettcha now! I agree with portia. I've grown mint (I have a chocolate mint plant) and if it likes where it is it will spread like crazy, like many herbs. I have two spots where I grow my mint, both of them 'contained'. One is in a 1/2 whiskey barrel, the other is in a planter that my hubby built into the side of our outdoor stairs.. it is lined with gravel and the mint stays in place. I will be moving all of my aggressive herbs to such containers... oregano comes to mind..

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:15 pm

Decadence: Before I moved in upstairs from my best friend (around 30 years ago) I came into her place one rainy November evening, to be greeted with a cup of hot Earl Grey tea with rum in it. I've never forgotten, and I've never let her forget it either.

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:39 pm

Wow, that Ovambo Tee sounds good. I've tried to look for it, but can't find it anywhere...yet. I'll keep trying. Glad to hear from you, Scribbles!

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 12:53 pm

Every time I try looking up that Ovambo tee it comes up in a foreign language.. is that Dutch? German? I cannot find a listing for anywhere that sells it.. Where do you get yours Scribbles? Mail order? Or a specialty store?

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:31 pm

I, too, would love to find out where you get that tea, Scribbles. All this talk about tea reminds me of a song I learned when I was a child. I just can't resist doing it here: I'm a little teapot Short and stout, Here is my handle, Here is my spout. When I get all steamed up Hear me shout! Just tip me over, Pour me out.

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Posted: Tue Nov 3, 2009 9:54 pm

Just now I'm enjoying a tisane that rwhen sent me awhile back.. it's evening so.. no caffeine.. but it's apple cinnamon spice. Tasty.

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Posted: Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:34 am

OK.. so I asked at the Post Office if I could send tea in the mail.. the lady looked at me and said, 'Yes'.. and I said.. 'They won't think it's something else?' .. she laughed and said no. I don't know if she was aware that I might only be sending small amounts of loose tea in a baggie... I'll find out tomorrow when I send an envelope with some in it. Who is going to be the lucky recipient? Hmmm....

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Posted: Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:00 am

I found this thread, and now I remembered that I should make myself some tea this morning. Rose, would you like me to send you some BC Bud in the mail?

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