On 2/21/2005 7:49 PM, Bluesea wrote:
> "Serendip" > wrote in message
> news
>> 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.

My samples are all black teas, so it's not a worry, yet.

I promise to consider it once I branch out from black teas! (And yes,
when I used teabags, it was always one per person, and then a new one.)