NO MORE SPENDING ON TEA.

[susieqz]

i think flowers are best but leaves are use too.
as i recall, it's a herbal remedy for high blood pressure.

 

[mtgianni]

I have only seen it as petals from flowers.

 

[susieqz]

if you need creamer, you have the wrong tea.

 

[susieqz]

for me, the main health benefits of herbal teas are not needing milk n sugar.

 

[chaparrito]

I wish I had a beergarden so I could just go out and pick a frosty one.
Mint tea's ok, especially iced. Regular hot teas to me mostly taste like dishwater and I've never understood the fuss.

 

[soFlaNative]

I wish I had a beergarden so I could just go out and pick a frosty one.
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Lovely thought.

 

[susieqz]

the tea bags are full of sweepings. the good stuff is sold loose.
i just harvested an 8 month supply of wild mint. i'll get another crop by fall.
yeah, i mostly drink it iced.
cold rather. i keep it in the fridge but ice cubes dilute it.

 

[Texas Star]

I like cream and sugar in my tea sometimes. It tastes fine in black and green tea. But for some reason it's clumping up in my fruity tea. Must be some type of reaction between the fruit and the cream.

First, use milk, not cream. Secondly, you are confusing real "tea" tea with herbal infusions. They're very different.

However, the rooibos and honeybush herbals mentioned above can be enjoyed with sugar or honey. And I think the honeybush with Mandarin's bouquet will enchant and delight you. Try a box and see... at your risk, as you may find it addicting, in a nice way. Twining's of London has a US site if your grocer can't help.

I'm drinking their Ceylon tea now. Tonight, I'll have Taylor's of Harrogate's Afternoon Darjeeling, which goes especially well with pastries. I love it with oatmeal-raisin-cranberry cookies.

Of course, these are real tea, not herbals. The differences come from climates, soil, etc. where they're grown.

Rooibos and Honeybush are herbals. I'm pretty sure that both Candice Swanepoel and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters have drunk them in South Africa. Do those girls look like it did them any harm?


If you can't place them, see Wiki or many YouTube videos. Candice is a VS supermodel who has also walked for many other famed designers, and Demi is Miss Universe. And I admire them on several levels. They're much more than just beautiful women. I'm impressed with how intelligent, down to earth and modest both are, despite wealth, looks, and fame. Ditto for their fellow Afrikaner and Candice's good pal, Behati Prinsloo (Mrs. Adam Levine).

I bet they've all drunk rooibos herbal tea. If not, they're welcome to come over and join me in a cup!

 

[susieqz]

you know, i gotta try grip's idea. mint n ginger.
both those arestomach remedies so together they should pack a punch.
i always have ginger root in the freezer anyway.

 

[Texas Star]

you know, i gotta try grip's idea. mint n ginger.
both those arestomach remedies so together they should pack a punch.
i always have ginger rot in the freezer anyway.

Maybe ginger root?

 

[susieqz]

corrected.

 

[BigBill]

I have three different kinds of tea, ging seng, goats weed, and something else. I need to stop using the honey from Texas. Diabetic.

 

[susieqz]

bill, try mint tea, preferably wild mint.
sweetener would spoil it.
tex, tea is easier to type than herbal infusion.
plus everybody says mint tea, not mint infusion.
the populace has decided that tea is correct.

 

[Texas Star]

bill, try mint tea, preferably wild mint.
sweetener would spoil it.
tex, tea is easier to type than herbal infusion.
plus everybody says mint tea, not mint infusion.
the populace has decided that tea is correct.

I know that, but some here were having trouble with the distinction between "normal" tea and herbal teas. It needed clarification for this audience. I thought that was apparent...

BTW, I encourage everyone to visit the Twining's site and hit all the buttons. It tells so much that I canceled plans for a magazine article on tea that I was planning, because most of what I would have said is available there. I did sell an article on coffee to the food section of a major newspaper, and a wine article.

Some caution is indicated with herbal teas, which are actually often medicines. Allergic reactions are possible. I've never read of mint tea being a risk, but some others may be.

Those I noted, like rooibos, can be researched via Wikipedia and the article will describe the respiratory and other benefits.

It is important to realize that herbal teas do not contain caffeine, so lack its benefits and its negative aspects. That allows drinking them before bed without the caffeine stimulation.