"Serendip" > wrote in message
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> On 2/21/2005 2:25 PM, Ole Kvaal wrote:
> > Hi.
> > Are there any general rules for which teas may benefit (or tolerate)
> > resteeping, and which do not?
> >
> > ole k
>
> I can't get myself to even consider this. Growing up, we had teabags -
> Tetley, Lipton, whatever. How ever many people were having tea - that's
> how many cups you got out of that one teabag. The teabag was put into a
> little covered glass canister, and into the refrigerator, where it would
> stay until it was used again and again. When people would no longer
> consider using it for drinking tea, my grandmother would save it, in
> case she needed to "tea" a stained tablecloth, napkin, etc. Even as a
> child, I would refuse tea unless I was given a new teabag; happy to
> share with everyone, but I wanted a new tea bag! I don't think I could
> ever get past this enough to have multiple infusions!

But, wasn't that poor quality black tea in teabags while you're now into
higher quality loose teas and using more tea for more people? I suggest that
you at least try to get over your aversion to multiple infusions of any sort
because there's still a whole lot of excellent flavor in my green and white
teas.

Just a thought.

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