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Tips & Quips. Quotes, facts and other tidbits that we've accumulated over the years, all collected here
for your perusal.
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The tannins in tea make a good marinade for tenderizing meat. We recommend Lapsang Souchong or Assam teas.
"I got nasty habits; I take tea at three." Mick Jagger, Live with Me
"Find yourself a cup; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." Saki
"I always fear that creation will expire before teatime." Sidney Smith
"You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis
"Come along inside. We'll see if tea and buns can make the world a better place." Kenneth Grahame, Wind in the Willows
"That's one of the things I look forward to about an evening like this - someone to drink tea with at the end of it. For all I know,
the whole point of civilization is to provide one with someone to drink tea with at the end of an evening." Aurora Greenway
"Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn't try it on." Billy Connolly
"If a man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty." Ancient Japanese Proverb
"Tea with us became more than an idealization of the form of drinking, it is a religion of the art of life." Kakuzo Okakura, The Book of Tea
"Here at the frontier, there are falling leaves. Although my neighbors are all barbarians, and you, you are
a thousand miles away, there are always two cups on my table." Tang Dynasty
"Great love affairs start with champagne and end with tisane." Balzac
"Kissing is like drinking tea through a tea-strainer; you're always thirsty afterwards." Old Chinese saying
"Tea urges tranquility of the soul." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
"You can taste and feel but not describe the exquisite state of response produced by tea - that precious drink which drives away the five
causes of sorrow." Emperor Chien Lung/ Manchu Dynasty
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A daily intake of 3.5 cups of tea contains the following daily recommended allowances: 16% of calcium, 10% of folic acid and zinc, 9% B1, 25% B2, and 6% B6. Teas also include manganese, potassium, and fluoride.
Both black and green tea have health benefits, but green tea has five times the amount of antioxidants as black tea.
Teas stored in sealed containers or vacuum-packed bags, if unopened, have a shelf life of up to two years.
Teas should not be stored alongside spices or other strong-smelling food. If stored in these locations the tea will eventually take on the odor and flavor of the other food.
A tea is past its best when it has lost its aroma and the brew is either bitter or dull in taste.
Tea experts recommend having Lapsang Souchong, or other robust black teas, with most aperitifs or liqueurs, as they are a better accompaniment than most fine coffees.
Black tea is loaded with antioxidant flavonoids that reduce the risk of stroke, clotting and hardening of the arteries.
A University of Geneva study published in 1999 found that people who drink green tea burn about 50 more calories a day than those who drink other types of tea.
Rooibos tea has been shown to help relieve allergies, nervous tension, constipation, stomach cramps, and skin problems. Trace elements in the tea promote healthy teeth, skin and bones.
Don�t throw out tea that is past its prime. Brew the tea and then use the brewed tea leaves as a garden fertilizer.
Cold, strong tea is a perfect solution for a natural and non-toxic wood stain.
Boiling tea leaves in an old pan will remove any lingering culinary odors. Simply bring tea leaves and water to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Rinse thoroughly.
Black tea can be used to alleviate foot odor. Draw a very shallow bath and place a five to six teabags in the water. Allow feet to soak for a fifteen minutes. Rise and dry.
Place a cold brewed tea bag on an insect bite and let sit for five minutes to alleviate itchiness.
Tea can assist in alleviating sunburn pain. Simply brew a pot of tea and pour it into a bath of lukewarm water. Soak until you feel relief.
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