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GROWING YOUR OWN TEA…

  We are not talking about herbal teas either, but real tea: Camellia sinensis. You don’t need a large garden to grow your own tea, a planter on a balcony would work just fine ‘You […]

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BRITISH BAKING…

British Baking is a cookery book by Peyton and Byrne. Oliver Peyton is a renownedd restaurateur and the founder/chairman of Peyton and Bryne Limited. He owns numerous restaurants and cafés throughout London including The Royal […]

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A VERY ROYAL AFTERNOON TEA…

Visit the former royal yacht Britannia which is moored at Leith, Edinburgh, and enjoy a tour of the Queen’s bedroom, followed by speciality teas and coffee and cake in the spectacular surrounding of the Royal […]

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CREAM TEAS…

Cream teas are very popular in tea rooms in Devon and Cornwall where cream teas originated from. There is some evidence that cream teas were invented by monks in Tavistock at the turn of the […]

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MORE TEA FACTS…

Did you know that by the end of the 18th Century, tea drinking became a common activity for the entire population. By 1750, the East India Company’s imports had rocketed to 4.72m lbs. Tea was […]

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STORING TEA…

It is best to transfer both loose tea and teabags from a cardboard or paper packet or tub into an air-tight container. Tins and caddies with tight fitting lids are good as they can keep […]

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SOME TEA FACTS…

Did you know that Charles 11’s Portuguese queen, Catherine Braganza, had grown up with a taste for tea, so it became fashionable in Britain. This was made possible by the East India Company, which, in […]