Tea-mptations

Hot Holiday Tea

1 1/3 Cups water 6 Bags black tea 1 cinnamon stick -- broken 3 Whole cloves 1/3 Cup sugar 1 1/3 Cups cranberry juice cocktail 1 Cup Burgundy wine Orange, pear, or apple slices studded with cloves as garnish. Directions In saucepan bring water to boil. Add tea and...

Tea Soup

About 4 to 6 servings Ingredients 5 cups vegetable stock, broth, or bouillon 4 large cloves garlic, minced or pressed 3 teaspoons dried thyme, lightly crushed 3 cups chopped broccoli 1/2 pound (8 ounces) small shells or other macaroni shapes 1 cup prepared green tea...

Iced Green Tea

1. Bring 1 litre of filtered water to approx. 80 degrees Celsius. 2. In a teapot, steep 10 teaspoons of Kyoto Cherry Rose Green Tea for 4 minutes. 3. Fill a jug or container with ice cubes (the jug should hold 2 litres). 4. Add 3-4 slices of lemon. 5. Add 3-4...

More Useful Ways to Use Tea

Anti-rust. When you have finished washing and wiping down a cast-iron pot, swipe it out with a brewed-out tea bag. Why? "The tannins [chemical compounds] in the tea create a rust-preventing layer" in the pot, according to a past past edition of Woman's World magazine....

Cooking with tea

When adding dried fruit to recipes. Soak them in hot tea (any flavor) to make them plump and moist. When baking, replace water in the ingredients with Earl Grey tea for extra flavor. Tea also works as a meat tenderizer. Marinate inexpensive cuts of meat in tea or add...

Tea as a deodorizer

Place a dish of tea leaves in your refrigerator to keep it smelling fresh. Put dry tea leaves in a knee high and stuff it into shoes and sneakers to keep them smelling fresh. Remove fish and onion odors from your hands by rinsing them with cooled tea. Tea bags make...

Tea in the Garden

Add your tea leaves to acid loving plants like hydrangeas, azaleas and holly trees. Tea makes a good fertilizer because it produces nitrogen, phosphoric acid, manganese and potash, nutrients which plants need to thrive. A cup of tea leaves steeped for fifteen minutes...

Tea Preparation

Tea brewing is an art that is simple to perform but which also requires some care to do well. While essentially tea is brewed by adding boiling water to the dry leaf, the quantity of leaves, the temperature of the water and timing is of vital concern. The following is...

Tea and Health

Is tea good for me?Not only is tea soothing and delicious, but it is healthy too. In fact, the American Health Foundation recommends we consume 5 - 6 cups daily because . . .Tea• contains 1/3 less caffeine than coffee or cola• helps reduce fatigue• ...

Tea Consumption

Because of the importance of pure water for good health, the act of boiling water is an essential task in many parts of the world. History tells us that Emperor Shen Nung was one of the first people to discover the importance of boiled water, as well as having...

Tea Storage

Tea easily absorbs moisture and odours and so it is essential that it is kept in a cool dry place away from any strong smelling items. It must be stored in an airtight container not exposed to light and used within a reasonable time. Because light breaks down the...

Tea Grades

On a general level, tea leaves can be classified as Green, Oolong or Black. The tea color is a result of the chemical changes that occur to the leaves when they are given time to oxidize, before drying, during the manufacturing process. Tea leaves that have been given...