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| Jacqui Faye |
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What other beverage apart from champagne is as wonderful as TEA?
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| Elizabeth Fraser |
It refreshes the palette, calms the mind, quenches thirst, uplifts the soul, energises, soothes, relaxes, invigorates, enlivens the spirit, stimulates and revitalises. I wanted to share these beautiful paintings I found on a website called daily painters.com
It is a great site started in 2006 with literally thousands of amazing bright and colourful paintings by individual artists. many thanks for sharing your artwork.
A perfect hot cup of tea does so much.We all have our own unique rituals when it comes to tea choices and there are many to consider.
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| Quirky tea pot |
Every tea drinker is particular about what is the perfect and only way to make the ultimate cup of tea.
Not only are tea drinkers like myself -lets be honest here- "Fussy"about how to make tea we are also known to be pedantic about what to drink tea from - fine bone china cups and mugs or glass cups or do you like petite older style fine china teacup and saucers? Do you steep a teabag in a pot then pour?
Do you make loose leaf tea and let it sit for 6 minutes?
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Do you pour boiling water over a tea bag in a mug or horrieur of horrors do you pour hot water into a cup and add the tea bag afterwards?
From beaut billy tea on the farm to High Tea in the trendiest cafe or tea at home first thing in the morning there are ways to make it always memorable, tasty and refreshing.
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I have my own way of perfecting this delightful drink but before I tell you my secrets.
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I'd like to state that I always knew I was fussy about tea and teacups having been known many times to take my country ware white fine china mug with me when I stay in hotels or travel And I also regularly take my favourite tea bags to work and have them in my handbag - just in case!
Well it occurred to me recently that I'm definitely not alone
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| Tom Brown Silver and Red daily painters.com |
I have a friend who has a tea centre in his kitchen and I might add the same tea centre in his holiday house complete with state of the art electric kettle, 2 perfect Robur silver tea pots, tea in canisters with proper tea caddy spoons, silver tea strainers and a timer.
His method is to make robust, hairs on your chest tea and leave it to draw with the timer on for 6 minutes. No-one in this household or any guest would dream of touching that teapot until the buzzer goes off.
His method is to make robust, hairs on your chest tea and leave it to draw with the timer on for 6 minutes. No-one in this household or any guest would dream of touching that teapot until the buzzer goes off.
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Then displayed on top of each mug is a selection of various teas all ready to pop the kettle on and make a cup of tea for guests as they drop in to visit her in the Blue Mountains.
There is no doubt it is a charming pastime full of ritual and tradition, it wards off ills, makes us feel better when sick,is a perfect antidote in times of stress, or shock, warms us when cold, and is a cosy and lovely way to make a friend feel welcome.
With the resurgence of interest in the pastime of High Tea - see previous blog just what is exactly the right way to make tea.
Firstly, we don't ever do it the way the Americans do we have to start with rolling boiled fresh water.
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No, not just hot water out of the zip heater and a tea bag left on a saucer for guests to make themselves....aaagghhhhhh what a nightmare
You need bubbling boiling water.....fresh tea or tea bags and a good fine lipped china teacup or mug and some proper ordinary milk.
The water should be poured onto the tea leaves or tea bag and then left to steep or draw at least two - three minutes
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| Deliah Smith Tea Bags daily Painters.com |
For Perfect Tea Bag Tea
Pour the boiling water onto the tea bag and leave for 1-2 minutes no more and no less than 1 minute Add the milk but not too much and let sit for 2 minutes and no more than 5 minutes This has been verified by scientific studies to produce maximum results
For Perfect Teapot Tea
Always use the freshest water available, hopefully spring water as water with chlorine and fluoride will affect the taste of the tea. Let the tap run so the water is cold when you fill the kettle and always refill the kettle when you turn it on so the water contains maximum oxygen ~
Warm the teapot before use
Pour the boiling water into the pot of choice using one teaspoon of tea per person and one extra for the pot. Always have a pot of hot water on the tray for guests to add to their tea or to make it weaker as desired.
Now adding the milk two golden rules apply
Tea bag tea ~ always add milk afterwards
Teapot tea ~add the milk first
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| The Perfect Teapot by Robur |
According to the experts it is only black tea that should be made with boiling water
Oolongs are best with water that is just below a boil and Greens teas should be brewed with water no hotter than 180 degrees F. For Greens the cooler the temperature the more the subtle flavours will be apparent.
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| Walter Gropius 1950 Teapot in white bone china by Rosenthal |
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| Eva Solo Tea Maker with cover |
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I have this one in red its the cast iron teapot from the Tea Centre in Sydney
This delightful tea shop wholesales online an amazing variety of teas from across the world.
They have 10 retail shops in Australia offering a huge selection of loose leaf tea varieties and accessories to make the perfect tea.
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Old time favourite enamelled tea pot reminiscent of CWA Garden
Fetes, country towns and Leura Flower Show
Where to find interesting teapots, wholesale tea and a tearooms 1.The Tea Centre in Sydney is in The Glasshouse http://theteacentre.com.au
2.World Par Tea is a retail tea shop in Port Macquarie and another online wholesaler of quality tea and tea products http://worldpartea.com/contact.html
3.Bygone Beautys This remarkable shop is in Leura NSW and has 3,000 tea pots on display It is a tea room, china shop and estate jewellery business. Worth a look even as a museum stop The teapots are incredible. http://www.bygonebeautys.com.au/
4. Royal Doulton and Waterford Wedgwood have a wide range of teapots and fine china available at David Jones Market street Sydney and via their website
http://www.rosenthalchina.com.au/ http://www.royaldoulton.com.au/waterford-wedgwood-australia-and-royal-doulton-austr.html 5.The Eva Solo range is available from http://www.jarass.com.au/ They also stock the range in David Jones Sydney 6.http://www.toptea.com.au/ tea shop 5 Hunter Street Sydney 7.https://www.thetearoom.com.au/ Level 3 The Queen Victoria Building 8.http://www.takateagarden.com.au/ Taka Tea Garden 320 New South Head Road Double Bay Time to put the kettle on !!!! |
