Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Originally Posted by MickR

I wouldn't change any bloke from being who they were, unless who they were included wanting my dog, kids and wife. . Now for my barbrosity. Tonight I made up a big batch of Dilmah extra strong Black tea in a big plastic measuring jug, using five, yes that's right, five, tea bags in one hit. I then squeezed in one whole lime, which proved to be about a half a lime too much, so I stirred in about a dessert-spoon of honey to take the edge off it.
I left it to cool while I proceeded to drink the last 3/4's of the shop bought liptons iced tea in raspberry flavour that was sitting in the fridge. She was another scorcher of a day today, so it went down well, and perhaps a little too fast. Once done , I then gave the plastic bottle a quick rinse and re-filled it with my own brew and put that in the fridge.
The next step will be to tear the label off the outside of the plastic bottle to save confusion as to what flavour I am actually about to swill...I mean...sip/partake of...


Mick

For me, just so long as the result is worth the effort. It don't matter how you get there sometimes, it's where you end up. And, what, pray tell, do you consider a scorcher? I hate to brag, that's a lie, but around here we are in the "perfect" time. 75 for a high, and 84 for a low. Last weekend, it was 102 and nights of 75. I hope it lasts for a while. But, I'd kill for some rain.
take care Mick.

it's gettin nice n cold here just the way I likes it...heat melts me beyond 70.....

Originally Posted by MickR

I wouldn't change any bloke from being who they were, unless who they were included wanting my dog, kids and wife. . Now for my barbrosity. Tonight I made up a big batch of Dilmah extra strong Black tea in a big plastic measuring jug, using five, yes that's right, five, tea bags in one hit. I then squeezed in one whole lime, which proved to be about a half a lime too much, so I stirred in about a dessert-spoon of honey to take the edge off it.
I left it to cool while I proceeded to drink the last 3/4's of the shop bought liptons iced tea in raspberry flavour that was sitting in the fridge. She was another scorcher of a day today, so it went down well, and perhaps a little too fast. Once done , I then gave the plastic bottle a quick rinse and re-filled it with my own brew and put that in the fridge.
The next step will be to tear the label off the outside of the plastic bottle to save confusion as to what flavour I am actually about to swill...I mean...sip/partake of...


Mick

I have no qualm with an iced tea....beats a soda any day in my book. I do like a fizz every now and then but the way corn syrup is abused here...I stay away. Curious Mick....Do they corn syrup and soybean oil the food to death in your neck of the woods like they do here ?

Originally Posted by Nightblade

it's gettin nice n cold here just the way I likes it...heat melts me beyond 70.....

I'm with ya brother, I no like heat. I'd rather be cold for a week than sweat for a day. Getting back about the original thread, since I can't sleep, I might as well have a cup of tea. I picked up some Bigalow green tea, I'll give that a shot. Yeah, I'll use the sauce pan, and I'll probably not notice as to what the water was heated in.

take care, don

Just to be a little biased for a moment....it's been found that Black teas have antioxidant benifits as well...however ,it has also been found that adding a milk product to an antioxidant product kills the benefit...it's the casiene that does it. That means if you add blueberries to yogurt,you will get tha benefits of the bacteria in the yogurt and the fiber benefits of the berries but not the antioxidant benefits. I'm not a scientist or a doctor.....but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once .

Originally Posted by donv

For me, just so long as the result is worth the effort. It don't matter how you get there sometimes, it's where you end up. And, what, pray tell, do you consider a scorcher? I hate to brag, that's a lie, but around here we are in the "perfect" time. 75 for a high, and 84 for a low. Last weekend, it was 102 and nights of 75. I hope it lasts for a while. But, I'd kill for some rain.
take care Mick.

Well for me,anything above 25C is getting there...We were in the mid 30's (Celsius) today with a high humidity level that got worse as the day went on, but still didn't manage to offer the relief of a storm.

Originally Posted by Nightblade

I have no qualm with an iced tea....beats a soda any day in my book. I do like a fizz every now and then but the way corn syrup is abused here...I stay away. Curious Mick....Do they corn syrup and soybean oil the food to death in your neck of the woods like they do here ?

No. Not like they do in the US, but we do try hard to get to those sorts of levels here in some cases. A really sad state of affairs if you ask me.

As for if my efforts were worth it regarding my iced tea. Taste. No, definately not worth the effort. Experience. Very much worth it. I have new ideas to try, although using the same cheap, barbaric containers and 'pot', for now.


Mick

Well after this past week and weekend I think I'm back in the game... (It has to get better, right?)

Tea: English Breakfast in a Mason Jar with a smig of Honey

Breakfast: Four egg scramble with ham & Cheese and the end of season's grapes...

TEA OF THE MOMENT

“Evening Tea”
Green tea, white tea, apple, cinnamon

My Yixing clay teapots Team:

The two side (gray and red) for oolong and red/black teas, the middle and the others for puerh teas.

Cheers,
Béla

Now it's time for a glass of BREWED Iced Tea