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nevergiveup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:02 AM
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I met Earl Grey this morning and I wasn't impressed
I seldom drink tea in the morning but with all this talk of tea parties I suddenly had this urge for a cup of tea. In the cupboard there was a box of Earl Grey which someone had given me for Christmas probably 30 years ago so I brewed a cup of tea. It tasted like warm dish water. I got suckered into tea party mania and should have known better.
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ayeshahaqqiqa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:04 AM
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1. Yikes!
30 years old? Tea becomes stale, ya know. Go buy yourself some fresh. I like mint tea, myself.
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:06 AM
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2. I'm sorry to read this. Try something newer. Go get some Darjeeling or new
Earl Grey.

Or something by Lipton:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:07 AM
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3. You need to get free tea - I like the looseleaf stuff
and I make my own teabags!
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:13 AM
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4. Do something healthy for yourself,, Drink Green Tea.
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:49 AM
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11. only if something masks its taste
ugh...so nasty. Earl Grey is almost as nasty as most pure green teas, though.

Jasmine green tea is not bad, though.
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laundry_queen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 11:13 AM
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21. I clicked on this post
to tell you about Jasmine green tea. That's mostly the way I drink my green tea too - it's really yummy. A really good brand is Uncle Lee's tea. :)
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salguine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:21 AM
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5. It tasted like warm dish water because it was 30 years old. Get some fresh stuff and make sure
the water is boiling, not just hot. Add just a splash of milk and a pinch of sugar if you prefer, or a little shot of honey is good in it, too.
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lazer47 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:25 AM
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6. Why would you mess up tea with all of that,, That is like putting water in good scotch,
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salguine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 11:13 AM
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22. Actually I usually don't. I usually drink it straight. But when I was overseas in
Edited on Wed Apr-15-09 11:14 AM by salguine
Northern Ireland in college, we'd start off the day in the office with a communal biscuit and a cuppa, and I found that they made the tea so bloody strong that it would literally take the paint off your stomach if you didn't cut it with something. With milk and sugar was the only way I could drink it, and since everyone else there took milk and sugar too, it just seemed "oh well, when in Rome"...I have since returned to drinking it straight up.

But if you have a sore throat, a spoon of honey in a hot cuppa really helps.
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:27 AM
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7. Try the champagne of tea


:-)
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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:31 AM
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8. Barry's is good, but I prefer
Edited on Wed Apr-15-09 08:34 AM by rox63
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:39 AM
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9. This could turn ugly
Although we'll have no tea-bagging please, let's settle this without resorting to lewd behaviour. Step outside. Choose your gun:
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Sebastian Doyle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:25 AM
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17. Zell? Is that you?
:hide:
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:47 AM
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20. Zell: A Term Used by tribes in Africa that refers to their human feces.
:think:
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rox63 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:32 PM
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25. No need for firearms
We are all free to drink the beverage of our choice. ;)
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 09:40 AM
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12. Yer both wrong
It's Yorkshire Gold, by Taylors of Harrogate


http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/englishteastore_2049_44996709
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:09 AM
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16. it's good, huh?
I've seen it in the stores...
maybe I'll try a box...is it robust?

My very favorite is Murchie's CBC 60th Anniversay Blend,
but it is cost prohibitive at the moment for me to have it shipped.

Tea taste is so individual...
Been trying all sorts of new ones...
I like it strong, hearty, robust...
Irish Breakfast type.
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cwcwmack Donating Member (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 03:18 PM
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27. :D
that's what I suggested below! With cream and sugar?
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:03 AM
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14. I like Barry's Green....
but have a hard time finding it!
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Jackeens Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:05 AM
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15. Especially for you gblady
:-)
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olegramps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:43 AM
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10. Seeing the affect that it has had on Republicans, no thanks!
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:01 AM
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13. These Tea Baggers Think They Are......
the 'darjeelings' of the American people - but in my mind they are just 'commie pekoe's' and soon we'll all be singing 'oolong its been good to know you'.
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:26 AM
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18. Oooh, I like it when you chai-de them.
;)
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foo_bar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 10:45 AM
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19. isn't Earl Grey supposed to taste like dishwater?
I've always felt it had a soapy flavor, when served at diners I end up scouring the cup for dishwasher residue, but I think that's really how it's supposed to taste, the same way Lapsang Souchong is supposed to taste like a cigarette butt.
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Blue_Tires Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 11:18 AM
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23. i like celestial seasonings...
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cwcwmack Donating Member (369 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 11:24 AM
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24. ewww....
yes stale tea is a bad thing. Try PG Tips, a UK tea that's very tasty. Try it with cream and sugar
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erebusman Donating Member (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 02:45 PM
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26. garbage in, garbage out
With all due respect to those who disfavor my personal favorite Earl Grey tea; did you really think trying any foodstuff out of your cupboard that was 30 years old is a fair try at it in any way shape or form?

I daresay hold your favorite food in the cupboard for 30 years and try it out, I think you'll find it rather disgusting.
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xxqqqzme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 03:23 PM
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29. I know - yee gods 30
years old. I love Earl Grey on a cold, damp day with my hands sirrounding the mug delighting in the warmth savoring the aroma.


I also -
heaven forbid -
like it

ICED!!!. It is very refreshing on a hot day.
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Political Heretic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 03:20 PM
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28. 30 year old tea is going to taste bad lol
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nevergiveup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 08:37 PM
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30. I should have known better but
it was the only tea I had and being suckered in and deluged with tea bag stories I felt the need for a cup of tea.
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Muttocracy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-15-09 09:03 PM
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31. I hate the taste of Earl Grey tea but haven't had any in a long time
I just remember I hated it and avoid it. Is it the one that tastes sorta like anise/licorice? That particular flavor doesn't agree with me. I remember thinking Earl Grey tea tastes kind of "gray" if gray were a taste :p
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