On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 18:48:11 -0800, Leif Thorvaldson wrote:

> I just received my first order of Yerba Mate and brewed up six cups in
> my coffee maker. The company recommends that I place two oz in the
> basket with a filter. I measured it a spoonful at a time and when I got
> to 1/2 oz, I stopped. My word. If I continued and used 2 oz per pot
> that would yield 8 six cup pots or a total of 72 cups. I'd be through a
> pound in no time at all! That's one complaint. The other is the smell
> and taste to me is reminiscent of bedding straw in a barn. Any
> suggestions regarding learning to love the taste and smell???? Would it
> be better if I smeared Vicks VapoRub under my nose, like we did at crime
> scenes and autopsies? By the way, the nutrition label on the 1 kg
> package says that there is 90 calories in 50mg or 1.75 oz.
>
> Leif
> "Alex Krupp" > wrote in message
> news:2004033001484516807%alex3917@hotmailcom...
>> I have sadly become addicted to the delicious herba mates on
>> specialteas.com. I have already gone through about half a pound of
>> their MateChino, and was going to reorder when I noticed they now have
>> a tiramisu flavor so I picked up a quarter pound of that instead.
>> However, I'm a bit afraid of the unspecified but most likely ungodly
>> number of calories in these (damn lightweight rowing). Can anyone give
>> a good estimate of the number of calories that would come from a 6 pot
>> cup of either of these, assuming one teaspoon on mate per cup (not
>> including milk/sugar)? I know this isn't rec.food.drink.mate, but I was
>> hoping someone might be able to provide some insight since specialteas
>> doesn't seem to respond to email.
>>
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This URL has comments about some of the brands I liked and disliked,
before I stopped drinking mate. I never had it from a coffee machine, but
I drank it from a french press sometimes and a gourd often. It wasn't
long before I learned to enjoy the taste of a good brand very much, even
with stems.

http://dcs.nac.uci.edu/~strombrg/mate.html

On cancer and mate: some people claim the relationship is only due to the
temperature at which it is consumed. I have my doubts, as after a couple
of years of regular mate consumption, I cannot have one gourd without
getting a sore throat the next day that lasts about a week.

But I miss it. A lot. I often stop by a coworker's office to smell his
brew when he makes a batch of mate in his coffee machine. I miss the
taste, and I miss the way it makes being a little hungry feel so good.
And I miss the feel of a warm gourd in my hand.