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post #31 of 40
1/9/11 at 9:28am
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Yayyy I made a cup of Earl Gray with boiling the water rather than microwaving and totally tasted a huge difference!!! I love the way it tastes with boiled water. Especially with a little skim milk and stevia sweetener.
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post #32 of 40
1/9/11 at 12:11pm
I love tea. A day without tea would be a strange day indeed.
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post #33 of 40
1/10/11 at 12:32am
I have never even heard of boiling water with a microwave. I wouldn't dream of not using a jug

I enjoy tea, I probably drink a cup about once a month - usually just Dilmah
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post #34 of 40
1/12/11 at 10:19am
I'm a big tea drinker. And, as such, I agree with everyone who has shared that the most important part of making tea is boiling the water versus warming it in the microwave. I'm glad to see that you're enjoying your tea more now that you've started boiling the water -- it really does make the biggest difference!

As far as what kind of teas I enjoy most, I typically prefer fruity flavors. I also like your typical, plainer teas. Black, green, red, white...it doesn't much matter. I like them all. In the summer I like green tea with honey or mint tea. And, in the winter I love the spicier flavors. I'm not so picky where brands are concerned, but I do enjoy variety. I get a lot of my teas from Trader Joe's, but I've been recently enjoying some yummy tea that my SS gave me this year.

It's very cold here and snowing like crazy. So, I think I might just boil up some water and make some tea for myself. My SS gave me a delicious peach-flavored tea and I'm looking forward to sitting down with a cup of hot tea and my Nook. It sounds like the perfect day!
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post #35 of 40
1/12/11 at 1:07pm
I LOVE tea!!! There is an entire section in my pantry devoted to it! (I really like Chai, green, and fruit flavored teas). I like to add honey, sugar, fruit/etc to mine depending on what variety I'm using.

Alison's right too - you must boil the water in a tea kettle vs. warming it in the microwave...it makes a huge difference when you're letting the flavor of the tea infuse with the water!
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post #36 of 40
1/12/11 at 2:06pm
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Originally Posted by strange_wings View Post
I really only like black or orange teas, or a blend. Anything else taste bland or gross. And I absolutely hate green tea - there's some sort of aftertaste to it that I can't describe but I do not like it.

I like my tea sweetened with sugar.

If you can't find the teas you want in stores, order online. There are several sites that carry high quality teas and even import teas.
Full agreement here. I particularly enjoy orange pekoe. I used to send some of our Canadian tea to my brother in Branson, MO because he couldn't get good orange pekoe in his area. I don't know if it was available in other areas. I do not like green, white, black, or herbal teas. I drink tea with only milk unless I'm sick with a cold then I have black tea and honey.

I do sometimes have some Chinese tea that is supposedly good for lungs so with my COPD issues I try them from time to time.
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post #37 of 40
1/13/11 at 6:14pm
My supervisor made a mixture of green tea with the juice of one lemon, one lime and one orange. Then she heated it in the microwave. It was pretty good...though I did try the fruit juice mix without the tea and liked it better. Without the green tea the juice was beyond sour and delicious, even though I'm not much for lime.
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post #38 of 40
1/13/11 at 6:21pm
I like Celestial Seasonings Wild Berry Zinger Tea. I am not much of a hot tea person, I love my Iced Tea.
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post #39 of 40
1/13/11 at 6:31pm
Earl Grey Lavender tea is my favorite. I also like Irish breakfast tea. I like mine with a tbsp of non fat coffee mate, and 3 tsp of sugar. Chai tea is very spicy and good too!
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post #40 of 40
1/13/11 at 8:43pm
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Originally Posted by rad65 View Post
I do enjoy some teas, though my favorites are probably not everybody's. I absolutely love extra strong green tea. It's gotten tothe point where the bitterness is my favorite part, and it actually feels like it's helping you.

I also like Earl Grey. Mostly I like stong, non-fruit flavors in my tea. Fruit flavors always end up tasting like someone mixed potpourri with hot water.
I like to mix Earl Grey with Lipton. Taste's just like Starbucks. Usually I prefer iced tea, black.
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