crymad wrote:

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> "Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" wrote:
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>>If I
>>leave the old, wet leaves in the pot overnight (per normal sometimes)
>>and prepare a new cup in the morning by adding new leaves to the old
>>with hot water, the water seems to turn into a clear thick slimy liquid.
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>>The slimy tea tastes just like the regular tea with no off-flavors. But
>>the consistency is totally off-putting. What /is/ this stuff?
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>
> Rot?

Overnight? Perfectly clear? No odor other than tea? But viscous, like,
well, mucus.

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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 -- the Wonderbus (AKA the Saunabus in summer)