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MikeGinnyGOLD Member
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I made a new year's resolution to drink more tea and tonight I am making good on my promise. I am drinking a large mug of herbal tea.

What I love about tea is the civility of the occasion. Yes, tea is an occasion. Whether it has caffeine or not, the act of preparing a cup of tea, boiling the water, finding the teabag, and waiting for it to brew are a ritual in patience. It's a simple procedure that allows me to meditate on a subject when I want to, or clear my thoughts and just watch the water boil.

The Japanese (and the English) have developed elaborate ceremonies aroudn this wonderful beverage. Tea is a break in the day to both cultures. It is a time to stop, sit back, savor life, reflect on the day, and then proceed, calmed and refreshed.

Drinking tea is another exercise in patience and calm. The tea comes boiling hot, and the wait for it to cool invites other activities, like reading, thinking, studying, listening to music, or...posting on HOP. Rather than gulping it down in the same way that I tend to rush through the rest of my life, the heat of a cup of tea acts as a governor. I can drink no more quickly than I tolerate the heat.

And so I sit.

And sip.

And savor.

My cup of hot tea.

weavesmiley

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


FireSpiritSILVER Member
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coffe plunger bug...
its the pressy-downy-sievey-plungery-bit on a cafetiere that filters out the grains from real coffee when you make it. not that you ever have(by the sounds of it)
yeah... thats what it is




I think you are refering to a COFFEE PRESS. They are wonderful! You can use them with Tea as well I think they are really called French Presses.

Although Coffee is a Plunger ubblol afetr a big cup of coffee I have to go take the browns to the super bowl! wink Tea does not have the same effect.

Coffee in the morning... Tea at night, is my motto wink

Happy Sipping ubblove

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IT LIVES AND BREATHS!
IT CONSUMES, AND DISTROYS!
BUT WE CONTROL IT,
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oliSILVER Member
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Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom


Posted:
oooo a tea thread *claps hands* biggrin

coffe is for when you cant be faffed for tea.

tea is so good. just a straight foreward cup of (as my mum would say) 'builders tea'.
that beats any arty farty earl grey tea or green tea, or any of that non sense any day. tea to me should be deffinetly be that brown colour. you can tell how good it is by its colour. too brown and you can almost feel it turning your insides tea coloured, but too white, and you put too much milk in or the tea was made about 3 hours earlier.

put the milk in first, this enables a good easy mix, it also warms up a bit. (while you are waiting for kettle) meaning it cools the hot water down less. the tea pot should be heated up with boiling water first to ensure a hot cup. one spoon of tea leaves in the pot for every person plus one for the pot/


peace

Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no


SpicymooseGOLD Member
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i love coffe as much as the next person that and a smoke is what i have for breakfast everyday





A cig for breakfast huh? You've adopted the super model diet.

As for me, I enjoy tea AND coffee AND hot apple cider AND wassle AND CHAI! Don't forget about chai.. unless that counts as tea in which case I enjoy tea times two!

FireSpiritSILVER Member
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A cig for breakfast huh? You've adopted the super model diet.

As for me, I enjoy tea AND coffee AND hot apple cider AND wassle AND CHAI! Don't forget about chai.. unless that counts as tea in which case I enjoy tea times two!




Hear Hear beerchug

I love it all!

FIRE IS ALIVE!
IT LIVES AND BREATHS!
IT CONSUMES, AND DISTROYS!
BUT WE CONTROL IT,
AND DANCE WITH FIRE!!


Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol


Posted:
i like mushrooms in my tea. wink But not with a fried egg though.

ince i started buying teaDirect i can't drink any other kind. All other tea tastes bitter now (and not only cos the people who picked it get paid enough). I've become one of the sad people who carry teabags round in a little holder thing and just ask for hot water with sugar! ubbloco

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.


oliSILVER Member
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2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom


Posted:
sugar...

no need for that stuff

Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no


Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol


Posted:
well i'm a very healthy eater. I don't really like sweet sugary stuff except in tea and on cornflakes - so i allow myself. I think my teeth will survive it!

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.


oliSILVER Member
not with cactus
2,052 posts
Location: bristol/ southern eastern devon, United Kingdom


Posted:
i suspect they will. ill let you off this time wink

Me train running low on soul coal
They push+pull tactics are driving me loco
They shouldn't do that no no no


bubblishisFalse Eyelash
346 posts
Location: New York City


Posted:
Has hot chocolate been mentioned? If not it should be. Definitely on the list with tea and cider.....


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AdeSILVER Member
Are we there yet?
1,897 posts
Location: australia


Posted:
ubblove morrocan green tea, poured out of a silver tea pot at great height, poured back in, and back out, back in again, and back out ubblove

I was in love with the tea and the fellow that poured it by the end ubblove

Never have I seen, smelt and tasted a more divine tea ubblove

Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol


Posted:
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poured back in, and back out, back in again, and back out




yeah - tea in reverse, very cool!

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.


SilvurBRONZE Member
sumthin sumin smmnm....
372 posts
Location: home sweet home, USA


Posted:
Alright, I'll admit something here...

...I had tea tonight.

Although it wasn't quite as magical as some of you may have set it up to be, *coughpeaches* I did enjoy it, and it actually put me to sleep. I don't like the non-herbal teas, though. They just taste funny. and green tea is just sick. But my cup of blueberry tea was something to enjoy; this I will admit.

Cheers!
beerchug

peaches**86943thats sooooo not where i parked my car...................
198 posts
Location: mareeba


Posted:
did i say it was magikal let me remember.........
NO
blueberry tea must have been nice but the best cup of tea is a strong one with 4 sugars in it and isnt too hot that way it is lovely and warm and feels like a warm bath for your organs

we cant stop here its bat country!!!!!!!!!!!


DuncGOLD Member
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


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the age old milk in first or last debate.........Also, the water should be boilING not just boilED. this has to do with the brewing process but i can't remember the scientific reason, so if you know then post it!!




Star you can make me a cup of tea anyday sweetie!!

I'm a milk in first kinda guy, but because I like milky tea and to brew it in the milk makes it less bitter for me.

I think the boilING/ED issue is to do with how much tea you extract from the leaves, I think just above boiling point is the most efficient or something.

And as for mushrooms in tea.........last time I tried it was when I was near your house at the end of June last year visiting the Anuual Pilton Farm Community Performance Arts & Music Festival otherwise known as Glasto by the non-locals. I couldn't possible comment on the results of that here but I can say I didn't inhale once!! ubbangel

Let's relight this forum ubblove


MikeGinnyGOLD Member
HOP Mad Doctor
13,925 posts
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


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Alright, I'll admit something here...

...I had tea tonight.




Was it good tea? Did you have safer tea? Did you use a teabag? You didn't use loose tea, did you? wink eek spank ubblol

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


pounceSILVER Member
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Location: body in Las Vegas, heart all around the world, USA


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did i say it was magikal let me remember.........
NO





ok i have to comment. i'm sorry, but perhaps you're joking around and whatnot, but things like this come across and just plain rude. and i've noticed it on a few other of your posts.

I was always scared with my mother's obsession with the good scissors. It made me wonder if there were evil scissors lurking in the house somewhere.

Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.

**giggles**


peaches**86943thats sooooo not where i parked my car...................
198 posts
Location: mareeba


Posted:
i was just mucking but ill be less sarcastic in the future

ubbangel

we cant stop here its bat country!!!!!!!!!!!


originalsmitSILVER Member
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Posted:
wow!!!
everyone clearly feels very strongly about tea dont they??
im agreeing stringly with the 'builders tea' philosophy. i just dont get on with these herbal concoctions at all. they smell nice but they taste horrible.
the only herbal tea i ever liked was in the czhech republic. they made a huge (like 10 gallon..ummm 50 ish litres) drum of herbal tea in the morning and the whole camp drank it all day. it warmed you up in the morning and colled and refreshed in the afternoon. if anly i knew what it was.
at our house we have the tea by the 'co-op standard' milk 2 sugars strong enough to tan leather, and no fancy teabags. tea bags come in a box with PG on the side.

fancy herbal manky fruity non tea tea. it comes under the heading of poncy food. like escalopes of anything.

what is an escalope???

yes i like tea with mushrooms too. id post a recipe but its so easy that that would be pointless as it is terribly easy. real easy. did i mention how easy it is.
real easy.

a nomination for worst tea ever was tea made with egg white instead of milk.
really its true and its terrible.

my original signature was tooo long.
this one is shorter


DuncGOLD Member
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Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


Posted:
TEa made with egg white?? confused Never tried it but I can imagine what it tastes like
Non-Https Image Link

Let's relight this forum ubblove


originalsmitSILVER Member
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Posted:
you cant comment bug. your taste buds are clearly warped and twisted.

"sups cup of coffe AT bug while eating cheese and marmite sandwich"


mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

why deny yourself these pleasures bug.

LONG LIVE THE MARMITE

and peanut butter sucks. nasty minging horrible hateful spiteful malign evil machievellian disgusting vomit inducing terrible peanut bloody butter.
its a disgrace a blight upon the face of the planet a foul creation

my original signature was tooo long.
this one is shorter


mechBRONZE Member
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Location: "In your ear", United Kingdom


Posted:
i dont get time sit and enjoy a cup of tea in teh day, im to busy most days!

i used to love sitting down with two or three ppl on teh floor and sipping tea in eth temple post mediation it was so nice, just comtemplating what ppl say and being happy!

i rekomend it to anyone, its so nice! biggrin

laterdays

Step (el-nombrie)


DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


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you cant comment bug. your taste buds are clearly warped and twisted.
"sups cup of coffe AT bug while eating cheese and marmite sandwich"

why deny yourself these pleasures bug.

LONG LIVE THE MARMITE

and peanut butter sucks. nasty minging horrible hateful spiteful malign evil machievellian disgusting vomit inducing terrible peanut bloody butter.
its a disgrace a blight upon the face of the planet a foul creation




I think you're in the wrong thread smit....the Marmite *shudder* thread is [Old link] and I don't think there's a coffee thread yet wink

I've just had a cup of tea out of the vending machine at work cuz I forgot to bring my supplies in this morning and it was foul....why is machine tea always so gross?! Although allegedly it's PG Tips I have my suspicions that it isn't, mostly based on the fact that it tastes like the insides of a heavily worn shoe.

Let's relight this forum ubblove


originalsmitSILVER Member
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Posted:
nono bug my feelings on marmite are well known.
im just making the point that you peanut butter and wierd tea abused tastebuds are so worn down warped and broken by now that you wouldnt know whats nice and not anyway and therefore wouldnt know a good cup of coffee if it bit you.
then again i like eating saltidelicious danish spunk (the fruity kind is good too)
one for all you web hounds to find out what it is.

but i agree any hot beverage produced by a machine is terrible.
on this point we stand united
along with arthur dent

my original signature was tooo long.
this one is shorter


Tao StarPooh-Bah
1,662 posts
Location: Bristol


Posted:
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Star you can make me a cup of tea anyday sweetie!!




sure - i've had lots of practice cos there's 7 people in my house and i make tea for all of them. I know off by heart how they all take their tea now - it's a bonding thing!

I had a dream that my friend had a
strong-bad pop up book,
it was the book of my dreams.


DuncGOLD Member
playing the days away
7,263 posts
Location: The Middle lands, United Kingdom


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i like eating saltidelicious danish spunk (the fruity kind is good too)
one for all you web hounds to find out what it is.





By any chance are they little sweeties that comes in a small box with SPUNK written on the front (red and yellow logo?)and the sweeties are non to dissimilar from little tadpole shapes which is quite disturbing! I have a box here somewhere from my working travels a few years back tongue I never ate any of them and now they're a funny colour! I think mine were licorice (sp?)

Let's relight this forum ubblove


SilvurBRONZE Member
sumthin sumin smmnm....
372 posts
Location: home sweet home, USA


Posted:
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...blueberry tea must have been nice but the best cup of tea is a strong one with 4 sugars in it ...




Too bad I can't have it like this. I can't have much sugar (hypoglycemic), and so non-herbal teas taste like crap. But I suppose TO YOU it must be good, but I'll still savor my coffee... I'm in love with the smell. ubblove

originalsmitSILVER Member
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Posted:
yes that the weird danish stuff.

the salty stuff is really strong locorice *sp licorice licorish oh i cant remember how to spell it.

there is a house up the road stuffed full of danish people they help me a lot with making kit. they are a bit odd. constant sour salty sweets and chocolate milkshake.



have a look at some of their photos here. the models were sculpted and painted by tue mainly. photos by jonothan.



www.anime.dk/gallery



and bug eat your spunk!!!!!!

my original signature was tooo long.
this one is shorter


DeepSoulSheepGOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Berlin, Ireland


Posted:
OK, I can't take it.
I've only read your frst post, but I need a cup of tea to drink while I read this tea thread.....damn you Lightning wink

I live in a world of infinite possibilities.


DeepSoulSheepGOLD Member
Carpal \'Tunnel
2,617 posts
Location: Berlin, Ireland


Posted:
mmm, Tea, oh no, it's all gone again. frown

Isn't there some quote - "Nations were built and wars were fought on tea" or did I just make that up?

It's soothing, comforting and re-assuringly consistantly constant. biggrin

Coffee is also good. I also like it but try to limit my intake. because I have trouble sleeping. As a rule I won't allow myself to drink coffee after 4 pm.

This is because, as Dom said, caffeine is a drug and has a half-life of 6 hours. For more info try how stuff works . I assure you it's very intersting, especially around why it keeps you awake ubbidea

Herbal tea's are also lovely, especially late at night and not wanting caffiene or to have to get out of bed to nap in the 'rest-room' at night. I like most of the fruity ones kiss, the peppermint and Roibosch.

I live in a world of infinite possibilities.


MikeGinnyGOLD Member
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Location: San Francisco, CA, USA


Posted:
I'm bumping this because...well...I am having a lovely cup of mint tea.

-Mike

Certified Mad Doctor and HoP High Priest of Nutella



A buckuht n a hooze! -Valura


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