On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 5:02:22 PM UTC-10, Doris Night wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:53:46 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
> wrote:
>
> >On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 3:03:34 PM UTC-10, Doris Night wrote:
> >> On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:12:58 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Friday, July 29, 2016 at 11:40:36 AM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> >> >> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> >> >> > ...
> >> >> > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:18:27 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> >> > > wrote:
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > > Does anyone know what is meant by this? I recently read a series
> >> >> > > > of books by a British author. The books were her life story. She
> >> >> > > > lived in a variety of places and often referred to the quality of
> >> >> > > > tea as either being cheap, poor quality, better quality, superb
> >> >> > > > quality, etc.
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > Here, most places do not serve good tea because they will bring
> >> >> > > > you a little pot of hot but not boiling hot water and a tea bag.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > > Could it be that the author meant that the tea she was getting
> >> >> > > > was not made properly? Or is there some really crappy tea out
> >> >> > > > there for sale?
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Never had crappy tea, but some are better than others. Maybe the
> >> >> > > really bad stuff is blended into cheap bags. I don't know.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Agree that tea is a restaurant is second rate at best. I rarely
> >> >> > > order it for that reason.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Some teas are better if the leaf is left larger. You won't find
> >> >> > > that tea in a bag because there is not enough room for it to expand
> >> >> > > and cut up, it dos not work as well. Other tea is cut more finely.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I use bags only for iced tea. My regular morning tea is loose and I
> >> >> > > have an infuser that I put right into the mug.
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I prefer Ceylon tea and have been buying from here for many years
> >> >> > > now. The price is US dollars is much less right now so don't let
> >> >> > > the price scare you.
> >> >> > > http://www.teatrader.com/Ceylon.html
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks! I buy a lot of different kinds but some is expensive so I
> >> >> > look for sales. One that I grew up with was Constant Comment. I
> >> >> > realize now that my parents must have made it super weak. I can't
> >> >> > drink it as it says to make it. Far too strong. So I will use one bag
> >> >> > of that or Lemon Lift and combine them with green, black or orange
> >> >> > pekoe.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > When I lived on Cape Cod, I could get huge boxes of green tea at a
> >> >> > Korean restaurant for only $3. Seemed to be very good tea. But I was
> >> >> > shocked to see what I could get for that price in other areas. Either
> >> >> > very little or nothing at all.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I miss going to a tea shop in the U District. It wasn't a British Tea
> >> >> > shop. They sold all kinds of tea by the pot or cup. My friends and I
> >> >> > would go there every few weeks and try something new to us. I think
> >> >> > they did sell some food items but we only ever got the tea.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > More recently, we found a tea shop in Laconner. I assumed I could get
> >> >> > a cup of tea in there. The owner seemed a bit put off that we wanted
> >> >> > that. She did make us some but had a very limited selection.
> >> >> > Apparently she mostly just sold the tea for you to take home to make.
> >> >> > Also things like cups, pots, decorative items and some little
> >> >> > pastries, cookies, candies, etc. which she also did not serve. There
> >> >> > was a small table in there that we sat at to drink the tea. She
> >> >> > seemed annoyed that we were sitting there. She said most people took
> >> >> > the tea to go.
> >> >>
> >> >> Somehow, I've never 'gotten it' on green tea. (Yup, some things asian
> >> >> do not appeal to me and that's one).
> >> >>
> >> >> Looks like your tea shop was a true shop, not a tea house (where you
> >> >> drink tea, get nibbles, then buy some loose leaf or bags for home use
> >> >> on the way out).
> >> >>
> >> >> There was a nifty one in San Diego 'Conversation to a Tea' where you
> >> >> got dainty little crustless sandwiches (think English classic tea
> >> >> types). You got 2 complimentary mini-sandwiches with your first cup.
> >> >> Those were nifty and very simple usually with a 1/2 moon of thin
> >> >> cucumber and some tangy mayo-based spread. A single slice of bread
> >> >> made 2 sandwiches to give you a proportion. Yes, they had more
> >> >> substantial food items but all similarly light lunch material to a USA
> >> >> perspective.
> >> >>
> >> >> They had a great 'build your own fruit cup' where you selected from a
> >> >> list of what was currently available (list printed daily, had fresh and
> >> >> frozen.
> >> >> Carol
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >
> >> >My daughter is strangely into green tea. She's made matcha mochi, matcha macrons, matcha cookies, etc. Last night we had some matcha cheesecake. I'm not too wild about it although I like the color. It tastes like hay to me.
> >> >
> >> >https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/sh...hare_link_copy
> >>
> >> A couple of years ago, I was diagnosed with severe acid reflux. I was
> >> told not to drink coffee any more, so I started drinking decaf green
> >> tea. (Surprisingly, I never missed the coffee after I started drinking
> >> the tea.)
> >>
> >> Anyway, I really like it. I make it really weak, and drink about 3
> >> cups every morning.
> >>
> >> Doris
> >
> >I did not know that coffee can cause this problem. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks.
>
> I'm not sure if coffee causes it or just aggravates it. However, this
> is one of the few times I follow my doctor's orders. -)
>
> He also told me not to drink carbonated beverages (pop, beer, etc). He
> never mentioned wine, but I find that wine is really bad for reflux.
>
> Doris

Perhaps if one does not drink any liquids an hour before going to bed? How does that sound?