Kevin's Watch

Post by **CovenantJr** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 9:30 am

The Leper Fairy wrote:Milk in tea is a weird concert to me... I'll try it sometime though.

Ugh! Milkless tea tastes like licking the floor

Post by **Durris** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:50 am

I've been drinking tea since younger than age 10, though my 1-2-quart-a-day habit dates from teen years.

My current favorites:

Twinings Blackcurrant
Twinings Lemon Scented
New Vithanakande estate (from Sri Lanka, extremely expensive but ambrosial)
Harney's Tippy Yunnan
Lapsang Souchong (occasionally)

Post by **Moksha Foul** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 10:20 pm

Oh! You must've been high on tea when you got that tatoo!

"Tea is for girls."
"But... Men drink tea!"
"Yeah, it's called 'coffee'."

Post by **Revan** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:02 pm

I like tea with pie

Post by **birdandbear** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 10:36 pm

Moksha Foul wrote:Oh! You must've been high on tea when you got that tatoo!

"Tea is for girls."
"But... Men drink tea!"
"Yeah, it's called 'coffee'."

Darth Dread wrote:

I like tea with pie

Tea with pie, tea with ice cream, tea when I'm stressed or sick or tired....

but the best is tea in a snuggly bathrobe, fresh out of a long hot soak. Now that's pampering!

Post by **Edinburghemma** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:01 pm

I am a big drinker of fennel tea, especially at night, while sitting at the PC, avoiding work. Peppermint is good at other times. Fruit teas are also great, until fairly recently I hadn't tried black tea, with or without milk, now I like it despite the consequent bladder weakness (lol, love it!)

Post by **Reisheiruhime** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:40 pm

Mokkie, why do you always quote the things I say? *My brother has caused many an irate housewife to write letters to congress...*

I like Green Tea. Tea with milk is unpleasant to me. Tea down Mokkie's front would be quite nice, even nicer if it was boiling.

*Mokkie hides under cabinet*

Also, whoever said it, how do you know what licking the floor is like?

-Turi

Post by **Durris** » Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:43 pm

Probably everyone has already invented this independently, but I thought I'd mention it: I make aliantha tea by squeezing a good-sized lime wedge into a cup of any good-quality peach- or apricot-flavored tea (my favorites are Twinings or Benchley [sp?]) and sweetening to taste. Thirst-quenching and delicious. I usually drink it hot, but it would probably be good iced too, for any Southern USA folk out there

Post by **Skyweir** » Sat Mar 06, 2004 3:17 am

CovenantJr wrote:
The Leper Fairy wrote:Milk in tea is a weird concert to me... I'll try it sometime though.
Ugh! Milkless tea tastes like licking the floor

Post by **CovenantJr** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:44 pm

Turiya Foul wrote:Also, whoever said it, how do you know what licking the floor is like?

Well, when milkless tea is the only thing on offer, the dog hair encrusted kitchen laminate is the lesser of two evils.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:45 pm

Oh man... this whole time I've been drinking tea without milk and I could've been licking dog hair encrusted kitchen laminate... darn.

Post by **Iryssa** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:46 am

I'm liking this thread *grin*
My name is Iryssa, and I am a tea-aholic

I especially like finding "different" kinds....you know, the types that you have to look for in specialty shops, where they measure it all out for you using an old scale and it can be put in bags for you (by hand!) or just gotten loose-leaf....
Anyway, I recently discovered a simply amazing green tea that is rediculously expensive but so very worth it! It's called "flower among the jasmine" and it comes in balls that look like some sort of flower bud, and you put only one in each cup...you see, each ball is actually green tea leaves wrapped -- by hand -- around a little package, held together with string, and this package contains more tea leaves and a single jasmine blossom. When you place the "bud" in your cup, the exterior leaves unfurl, and this is the first flower. As it steeps, these leaves "wilt" and the flower sinks to the bottom of the cup as the package unfurls itself, to let the jasmine blossom float to the top of your cup. Now THAT'S tea!

Post by **CovenantJr** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 5:15 pm

Wow, that's some kind of super-tea!

The Leper Fairy wrote:Oh man... this whole time I've been drinking tea without milk and I could've been licking dog hair encrusted kitchen laminate... darn.

Post by **Ylva Kresh** » Sun Apr 04, 2004 2:20 pm

Hi Iryssa! You spoke about those hand made tea-wraps, and I really like them too. I bought a few just some days ago. When I got home I suddenly started to think about exactly how they where made and who had made them. What if they are produced by child-workers? Probably they are not, but I cant get that idea out of my head now. Any ideas on how to find out who made them (the people in the teashop didnt know of course...) anyone?

Post by **matrixman** » Tue Apr 27, 2004 6:30 am

I used to drink tea with milk, but I stopped doing that several years ago. I can actually appreciate tea's subtle flavors now. I'll take a pass on the kitchen laminate, thanks.

Earl Grey is all around fabulous. Peppermint is great for clearing my sinuses. I also enjoy Orange Spice.

However, I can't stand Green tea: for some reason it nauseates me to the core of my being (slight exaggeration). Sorry, Iryssa.

Favorite brand name tea is Stash.

Post by **CovenantJr** » Tue May 04, 2004 12:42 pm

Mmm, I've just been drinking plain old milky tea, at just below lukewarm temperature. I'm known for letting my tea go cold. But that's a bit too cold, even for me.

Post by **danlo** » Tue May 04, 2004 1:52 pm

My favs are Sleepy Time (camomille), Morning Thunder and Rosehip. Once when I had a lymphatic infection that almost killed me camomille tea saved my life! I don't take milk in tea or sweetner in either coffee or tea-the donuts make up 4 that!

Post by **Edinburghemma** » Tue May 04, 2004 5:36 pm

Donuts, couldn't that be a thread in itself, Danlo? What do ye reckon?

Post by **Worm of Despite** » Tue May 04, 2004 5:45 pm

I go for the ol' kettle-brewed green tea, with a bit of honey flavored in.

Post by **Cate** » Sat May 22, 2004 3:04 am

Well, I'm just a country girl who likes sweet, iced tea, and no one makes it like me. I make it the way mama did ( my sweet BABE) and every body wants my tea. folks come from miles around just to drink my tea. lol.
It is very satisfying if I do say so.