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Default A REAL TEA (that just happens to be decaffeinated) ??

Nigel > wrote:
>On Feb 3, 12:45=A0am, SN > wrote:
>> i wonder if steeping tea in cold water could still remove caffeine
>> without pulling much of the flavor out of a tea?
>> Nigel?

>
>Sorry no, it don't work. Consider this - if Lipton et al could find a
>cheap, fast (dare I say 30 second) method to decaffeinate their tea do
>you think they would keep on using a solvent method that takes 4 to 6
>hours and roughly doubles their cost of production? No, neither do I.


What solvent ARE they using?
--scott
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