Lets talk Tea....

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

So, I have always loved tea but with my liquid pre op diet I am crazy addicted!

Let me just say I like tea with lemon and don't like sweet iced tea.

I do love any green citron type teas, green tea with lemon. Earl grey with bergamot, Lady grey.

I love Harney and Sons teas. Amazing! Their citron green and especially their Paris.

The Paris is a black tea with vanilla and it's one of my favorite sit and relax with a cup type teas.

I also love Mariage Fréres, their black teas are excellent!

I do not however like any fruit type teas...berry etc. not my thing.

My new thing is to brew a pot of tea when I get home from work and drink tea all evening Until bed time. And I drink at least 5 cups a day at work.

I may need a program to detox me off the tea! Lol

So what are your favorites? I may need to explore new teas!

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I love tea and herbal infusions, too. I went a bit tea nuts when I was weaning myself off of carbonation (before I went decaf), so I have a ton of tea.

Now that I am post-op and mostly caffeine free, my NUT said I can have up to one cup of caffeinated tea a day and the rest has to be Decaf.< /p>

I have loose tea.

Blends.

Bags.

Sachets.

Pyramids.

Herbs.

I even bought a bag of sassafras bark and bags of peppermint and spearmint at an Amish store last week!

My favorite: Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice (I have both regular and decaf and really can't tell the difference with the decaf which was a nice surprise).

We have a local tea shop (Elmwood Inn) which makes some lovely blends. They sell on their website if you are interested in trying some of their teas. I love the Kentucky Blend hot and it also makes a great iced tea. I drank a lot of it the summer I gave up carbonation. I have a green tea/rose blend that is really nice. There are several others I like (Serenity has chamomile, etc.). I can't remember them all. I have several.

Between Harney & Sons, Elmwood Inn, Tazo, Luzianne (I am southern afterall), and Chinese teas, I think I have more space devoted to tea in my pantry than actual food.

I also make a lot of iced tea with green tea and mint in the summer.

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

I agree!

My tea cabinet is crazy! I love loose teas with a tea ball or infused for at home as well as pyramids, sachets and buy individually wrapped bags for work and travel.

I am definitely going to look into your suggestions..I am always up for new teas! We have a local shop and I could spend hours in there perusing the lose tea bins etc.

And the tea with mint in the summer sounds divine!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

I am not too much of a tea fan, but I do like "T and A"; but that's a post for a different forum.

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

I am not too much of a tea fan, but I do like "T and A"; but that's a post for a different forum.

T and A...tea and additives right??!!

Lol

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

I also love tea accoutrements like tea cups and saucers, mugs, teapots, tea spoons, tea tins, etc.

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

Empty tea tins are so useful!

I just started using an empty Harney and sons chamomile tin as a small sewing kit. Easy to keep on a shelf in my closet for fast button or hem repairs but easier than dragging my big sewing kit out.

I also use an empty tin in my work bag to store a myriad of individually wrapped tea bags for work.

Edited January 26, 2016 by Nurse_Lenora

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Here is a link to Elmwood Inn Fine Teas that I mentioned in a previous post.

http://store.elmwoodinn.com/

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

Thank you!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

I am not too much of a tea fan, but I do like "T and A"; but that's a post for a different forum.

T and A...tea and additives right??!!

Lol

Yeah, that's correct. That is what I meant, additives like whipped cream.

[Margie122 845]

I love tea too but I must admit at this time I am drinking boring old Lipton Decaf! Does it count as real tea?

[Daisee68 2,493]

I love all the flavors at Republic of Tea. I try to stick with some low oxalate versions (due to kidney stones) which is green tea and herbal. They also have some Decaf options for these. I have a cucumber mint that is very good. Mango passionfruit is really good. A peppermint bark yummy! I drink them hot and I pour them over ice. SO good and helps when I am tired of just Water.

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

I love tea too but I must admit at this time I am drinking boring old Lipton Decaf! Does it count as real tea?

Of course it does! I love plain Lipton black tea epically in the summer iced with lots of lemon!

[Nurse_Lenora 903]

I also love the teas from Trader Joes

Their autumn tea is great, lots of cinnamon in it. And their winter peppermint tea is awesome ! My favorite tea to drink cold .