On Fri, 29 Jul 2016 23:19:47 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>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?

Drinking plain water is fine before going to bed, just not in excess.
I keep a water bottle at my bedside and sip some several times a
night, plain water dilutes stomach acid. Eating solid foods is much
more a trigger for reflux, anything that causes the production of
stomach acid should be avoided prior to bed time... fatty foods are
the worst, that's why chocolate is so bad for reflux sufferers. Eating
fried/fatty foods for dinner should be avoided. I've learned to eat
my biggest/heaviest meals early in the day. I don't eat any dairy
after 2 PM, I've given up ice cream for dessert after dinner, when I
feel like eating icecream I'll eat it mid day... in the evening
Italian ices is satisfying. Cheese is something I eat for brunch. A
few days ago I discovered a great way to prepare eggs, crack four eggs
into a buttered fry pan on low heat, when about half set cover each
egg with a slice of American cheese and keep cooking on the lowest
heat until the cheese is about half melted. The yolks will still be
runny, cook longer to suit. I usually don't keep American cheese but
I got it for the grands. They like American cheese sandwiches, they
also like those store brand/generic egg mcmuffins, I think they are
awful, even the real Egg McMuffins are terrible. The grands rearrange
theirs, one likes the eggs, the other likes the sausage patty, so they
swap. I find it interesting seeing today's kid's eating habits, they
live for fast foods and know them all, there was no fast food when I
was growing up, not even ramen. On visiting day at the kid's camp the
parents brought duffle bags of snack foods, a popular one was those 24
packs of ramen. The kids have no cooking facilities in their cabin
nor are they permitted, so what they do is let the hot tap water run
till it's fully hot and soak the ramen in a mug of hot tap water. I
like ramen but not like tepid pee. I asked but they are not allowed
those little electric coils that boil a cup of water. Cheese Doodles
is another favorite, lots of those giant party size bags arrived. The
camp has many activities but one thing they don't permit is
electronics, no cell phones, no PCs, no game boxes... the kids are
there to keep active, not to be couch potatoes. It's a very expensive
camp, it would be a waste of money if all they did was sit glued to a
screen, could stay home and do that.