Tea
THE ENGLISH CUPPA HAS GONE POSH…
According to The Daily Mail the typically British cuppa has now changed to posh teas with green teas, fruit teas, infusions and iced tea selling in greater numbers than ever. In 2013 Brits drank 91,000 […]
COFFEE Versus TEA: WHICH IS THE BEST FOR YOUR HEALTH?
With so much being written about how tea is good for so many things, now they are saying that coffee also is good for you. They say that, according to a Greek study, one […]
HOW TO STEEP TEA
Did you know that there is an art to steeping your tea ? Get it wrong and the tea can taste quite different. Tea Type Temperature Steep.it for Black 206°F – 97°C 2–3 minutes Green […]
SOME FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT TEA YOU MAY NOT KNOW
In the 400-600’s, demand for tea being used as a medicinal drink rose in China. Tea in Japan during this period was rare and expensive, and enjoyed most by high priests and the aristocracy. During […]
VINTAGE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING BOOKS…
Before 1800, housekeeping books tended to be handwritten collections of recipes and instructions tried and tested by the household cook. By the 1850’s they were developed into books for ‘adult women’, in particular for your […]
MAKE YOUR OWN HERBAL TEA BLENDS…
Oh How Civilised writes on Herbal Teas and offers a number of recipes from Peppermint, Chamomile, Ginger, Rose, Butterfly Pea Flower, Lavender, Chrysanthemum and lots more. They explain that Herbals teas are not real tea […]