Tea drinking

[Quarky]

My tea drinking is confined between the hours of midnight and 5 am. Camomile tea or peppermint tea. They pack a knock out punch for getting to sleep.

Wish I'd known that when I was in employment!

[cloughie]

I take tea bags with me too. I'm a philistine so I'm happy with PG Tips!

I find that in a lot of countries, the milk is 'long-life' style. I think it's a bonus. I remember back in the day in England, people would order a bottle of sterilised milk with the crimped metal top for their tea. My mum and dad didn't, it was always red top. But whenever I had tea in other people's house who used sterraz, I really enjoyed it.

Ref #120 - You've regressed Beefy!

[Beef Oven!]

Ref #120 - You've regressed Beefy!

Actually, no! This afternoon I said to myself, said I, that Yorkshire Gold with a splash of milk would be the way to go. As such I have placed it on my shopping list.

[cloughie]

Actually, no! This afternoon I said to myself, said I, that Yorkshire Gold with a splash of milk would be the way to go. As such I have placed it on my shopping list.

ok I'll allow you the splash if you really must! BUT not UHT!

[teamsaint]

I take tea bags with me too. I'm a philistine so I'm happy with PG Tips!

I find that in a lot of countries, the milk is 'long-life' style. I think it's a bonus. I remember back in the day in England, people would order a bottle of sterilised milk with the crimped metal top for their tea. My mum and dad didn't, it was always red top. But whenever I had tea in other people's house who used sterraz, I really enjoyed it.

When ?!

[Beef Oven!]

ok I'll allow you the splash if you really must! BUT not UHT!

I've looked into this and UHT milk is expensive. So I'll have a splash of organic milk, as licenced by your goodself!

[Constantbee]

Camomile tea or peppermint tea.

A refreshing variant I like is: take a tablespoon of fresh catnip leaves, pour boiling water over them and let them steep for about 5 minutes. Drain if you want but you don't need to. Add half a teaspoon of summer honey to taste. Delicious to share with the cat in your life on a hot summer afternoon

[David-G]

Occasionally we go to the Algerian Coffee Stores in Old Compton Street for 'speciality' teas - well worth it for the experience of the shop as much as anything.

Never yet come across Algerian coffee...

[LHC]

I think the role of habit is fascinating... and that perhaps we can usefully challenge ourselves over any habit.

I used to find that, on the whole, I could manage without tea in countries on the European continent, where the quality of what is offered doesn't appeal, and the social habit is for coffee. I have to admit to nowadays taking enough teabags with me to ensure at least one decent cup in the morning in my room....

Somewhat to my surprise, some of the best tea I have had anywhere was at Mariage Freres Tea Salon in Paris. They have been around since 1854 and have an amazing range of loose leaf teas for sale.

[cloughie]

Watching ‘Bargain Hunt’ today and one of the items purchased was ‘ Caddy Spoon’. The auctioneer Philip Serrell said ‘no-one these days uses caddy spoons’. I still do, but I wondered if anyone else on the forum still uses loose leaf tea rather than teabags and also uses a caddy spoon.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Watching ‘Bargain Hunt’ today and one of the items purchased was ‘ Caddy Spoon’. The auctioneer Philip Serrell said ‘no-one these days uses caddy spoons’. I still do, but I wondered if anyone else on the forum still uses loose leaf tea rather than teabags and also uses a caddy spoon.

I use Sainsbury’s Loose leaf Assam tea brewed in a Wedgwood Candlelight teapot and strained through a tea strainer.

[vinteuil]

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... sadly no caddy spoons here - must put on my 'must-have' birthday list for June....

(what an admission - "The sort of people who have to buy their caddy spoons!" [apologies to Alan Clark].)

But yes, loose leaf tea here - various combos of waitrose assam/ceylon/darjeeling

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[Pulcinella]

Watching ‘Bargain Hunt’ today and one of the items purchased was ‘ Caddy Spoon’. The auctioneer Philip Serrell said ‘no-one these days uses caddy spoons’. I still do, but I wondered if anyone else on the forum still uses loose leaf tea rather than teabags and also uses a caddy spoon.

Certainly do!
And Chatsford teapots, which have a removable strainer incorporated.

[gradus]

Timely for us as my wife rediscovered a half pound of loose tea we bought in Cornwall well over a year ago with use by date March 2021, we've just got to find a strainer now.

[Bryn]

Timely for us as my wife rediscovered a half pound of loose tea we bought in Cornwall well over a year ago with use by date March 2021, we've just got to find a strainer now.

How are you to know your fortune if you use a tea strainer?