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Kettle and Cup

July 17th, 2008

A Very Nearly Tea…

 
I realized the other day that I have not reviewed any artisian loose leaf teas in while.
Alot of the reason for that is that our finances have been tight and grocery store teas are so much easier to come by…Kettle and Cup is not beig enough or well known enough that tea companies offer to […]

By Marye -- 6 comments

May 16th, 2008

Numi Dry Desert Lime Tea

Numi Dry Desert Lime was an interesting tea. This is not a wimpy kids limeade from Sonic. Nope. Very lime. Very Dry. I have no clue how they did it.
Personally I like my drinks to be a little sweeter. Even with added sugar this one makes you pucker.
Numi Dry Desert Lime […]

By Marye -- 3 comments

March 13th, 2008

Lavender Tea Cake with Vanilla Icing

 
Cooking and baking with flowers just seems to be the ultimate in tea room fare.  When I had my tea room we used several of the flower flavor Monin syrups, as well as candied flowers, flower petals, etc.
They just look pretty, but also give an unusual and delicate flavor to foods.  Lavender has somewhat of […]

By Marye -- 3 comments

February 1st, 2008

Tea Poll Results: Earl Grey is Reader’s Favorite

The poll I posted for January was, What is your favorite tea?
Earl Grey won with- 6 votes
English Breakfast- 3 votes
Herbal, Green, Oolong, White-2 votes each
Irish Breakfast, Flavored, Other- 1 each
So, what is it about Earl Grey that people like so much?
Tags: , bergamot, ceylon, flavored-tea, history of earl grey tea, most popular tea in […]

By Marye -- 2 comments