Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
leaves?

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:49 GMT, Frogleg > wrote:

>Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
>loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
>leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
>disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
>kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
>leaves?


First off, I use a tea ball most of the time & just empty it into the
garbage. I also have a little brown teapot, but it has a strainer
built into the spout. That, too helps, but if you have neither, you
must have some sort of small mesh strainer around. Just pour the tea
out through the mesh & dump the leaves that collect.

The strainer that is my favorite is only about 3 inches across. It is
plastic with wire mesh and had a extension piece on the side opposite
the handle so it can be supported in a glass, cup or small bowl. I use
it for all sorts of things...skimming soup, rescuing coffee filter
disasters, soaking a small amount of dried mushrooms or raisins, etc.

Boron

Frogleg wrote:

> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

pour through a strainer and let sit in the sink to dry out then toss. Or
compost them. Or toss into a piece of newspaper and crumple up and toss..
or collect a few yogurt containers with lids to use for such problems.. or
the incessant small bags from shops that can contain it.
Goomba

Boron Elgar wrote:

>
> The strainer that is my favorite is only about 3 inches across. It is
> plastic with wire mesh and had a extension piece on the side opposite
> the handle so it can be supported in a glass, cup or small bowl. I use
> it for all sorts of things...skimming soup, rescuing coffee filter
> disasters, soaking a small amount of dried mushrooms or raisins, etc.
>
> Boron

Also handy to just hold over an open spout on a jar of olives or pickles to
drain the jar. Handy to have around.
Goomba

Boron Elgar wrote:

>
> The strainer that is my favorite is only about 3 inches across. It is
> plastic with wire mesh and had a extension piece on the side opposite
> the handle so it can be supported in a glass, cup or small bowl. I use
> it for all sorts of things...skimming soup, rescuing coffee filter
> disasters, soaking a small amount of dried mushrooms or raisins, etc.
>
> Boron

Also handy to just hold over an open spout on a jar of olives or pickles to
drain the jar. Handy to have around.
Goomba

Boron Elgar wrote:

>
> The strainer that is my favorite is only about 3 inches across. It is
> plastic with wire mesh and had a extension piece on the side opposite
> the handle so it can be supported in a glass, cup or small bowl. I use
> it for all sorts of things...skimming soup, rescuing coffee filter
> disasters, soaking a small amount of dried mushrooms or raisins, etc.
>
> Boron

Also handy to just hold over an open spout on a jar of olives or pickles to
drain the jar. Handy to have around.
Goomba

>Frogleg
>
>Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
>leaf problem. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
>disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
>kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
>leaves?

Obviously you don't garden.

http://www.composters.com/main.shtml


---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
Sheldon
````````````
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."

If you garden, start a compost heap in your yard, or get a compost
container. Keep a plastic bowl handy in the kitchen for vegetable trimmings
and tea leaves and coffee grounds, and dump the bowl on to the compost heap
nightly. Or, get a worm box and let them turn the vegetable waste
(including tea leaves) into wonderful organic fertilizer. Use the compost
in your herb/vegetable garden and the whole thing comes full circle.

Or, line your garbage pail with a plastic grocery bag and dump the wet tea
leaves right in.

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Living la vida loca at N37° 43' 7.9" W122° 8' 42.8"


"Frogleg" > wrote in message
...
> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

>Goomba38
>
>Boron Elgar wrote:
>
>>
>> The strainer that is my favorite is only about 3 inches across. It is
>> plastic with wire mesh and had a extension piece on the side opposite
>> the handle so it can be supported in a glass, cup or small bowl. I use
>> it for all sorts of things...skimming soup, rescuing coffee filter
>> disasters, soaking a small amount of dried mushrooms or raisins, etc.
>>
>> Boron
>
>Also handy to just hold over an open spout on a jar of olives or pickles to
>drain the jar.
>Goomba

Doesn't that make the olives and pickles taste weird?


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"Frogleg" > wrote in message
...
> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

Just dump it in the sink - the drain strainer catches the leaves and the
liquid goes down the drain, then dump the strainer in the trash.


--
Peter Aitken

Remove the crap from my email address before using.

"Frogleg" > wrote in message
...
> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

I place tea leaves and coffee grounds around acid loving plants such as the
pine family & rhododendrons.

> "Peter Aitken" goofed:
>
>"Frogleg" wrote:

>>How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispose of the
>>leaves?
>
>Just dump it in the sink - the drain strainer catches the leaves and the
>liquid goes down the drain, then dump the strainer in the trash.

Geeze, you dump the strainer in the trash... ?


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````````````
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I use a little jersy sock kind of thingy with a round wire around the top.
Put the leaves in this and it hangs in the pot. I dump the wet leaves in
the garbage or composte depending on the time of year and I never through
out tea, I nuke whatever's left by the cupful.

"Frogleg" > wrote in message
...
> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

Helen

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Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
is the object of our faith; the only faith that
saves is faith in Him

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"PENMART01" > wrote in message
...
> > "Peter Aitken" goofed:
> >
> >"Frogleg" wrote:
>
> >>How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispose of the
> >>leaves?
> >
> >Just dump it in the sink - the drain strainer catches the leaves and the
> >liquid goes down the drain, then dump the strainer in the trash.
>
> Geeze, you dump the strainer in the trash... ?
>
LOL!

Frogleg wrote:
>
> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

They go into the compost bin. Otherwise let them dry in a strainer and
toss them in the trash, if you do compost.

Frogleg wrote:
>
> Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
> loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
> leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
> disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
> kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
> leaves?

They go into the compost bin. Otherwise let them dry in a strainer and
toss them in the trash, if you don't compost.

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:49 GMT, Frogleg > wrote:

>Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
>loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
>leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
>disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
>kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
>leaves?

Compost heap.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 05:24:03 GMT, B.Server
> wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:54:49 GMT, Frogleg > wrote:
>
>>Fancied a cuppa the other day and used my little brown teapot and
>>loose leaves. Would like to have more tea more often, but the used
>>leaf problem daunts me. I'm not going to put them down the drain; no
>>disposal; they're too wet (1/4 pot of cold tea left) to put in my
>>kitchen trash. How *do* people clean out the teapot and dispost of the
>>leaves?
>
>Compost heap.

Too cold to go out there. Perhaps a tea-ball is the answer. Thanks for
all the suggestions.

Frogleg wrote:

> Too cold to go out there. Perhaps a tea-ball is the answer. Thanks for
> all the suggestions.

How is putting loose tea in a tea ball going to solve your problem of what
to do with wet tea leaves? You have to dispose of them eventually outside of
the tea ball just as any other leaves. I confused here.
Goomba

On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 09:16:27 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Frogleg wrote:
>
>> Too cold to go out there. Perhaps a tea-ball is the answer. Thanks for
>> all the suggestions.
>
>How is putting loose tea in a tea ball going to solve your problem of what
>to do with wet tea leaves? You have to dispose of them eventually outside of
>the tea ball just as any other leaves. I confused here.

Ah. The problem with leaves in the teapot is that they're very wet and
hard to scoop out completely. I have delicate drains(!) and even with
a sink-strainer, some things escape. I figure maybe a tea-ball will
drain pretty thoroughly, allowing me to wash the pot without fear and
dump the drier leaves into the garbage without soaking other stuff.

With fragile drains and no disposal, I'm always dithering about how to
throw things away. I *do* (usually) have a compost pot for veg
peelings, but very wet stuff gets nasty quickly. I also save yogurt,
etc. cartons (not recyclable in my town) for disposing of *special*
stuff, but if every pot of tea required a carton, I'd be up the creek.

Can you say "obsessive-compulsive"? :-)

Goomba38 > wrote in message >...
> Boron Elgar wrote:
>
> >
> > The strainer that is my favorite is only about 3 inches across. It is
> > plastic with wire mesh and had a extension piece on the side opposite
> > the handle so it can be supported in a glass, cup or small bowl. I use
> > it for all sorts of things...skimming soup, rescuing coffee filter
> > disasters, soaking a small amount of dried mushrooms or raisins, etc.
> >
> > Boron
>
> Also handy to just hold over an open spout on a jar of olives or pickles to
> drain the jar. Handy to have around.
> Goomba

Isn't the jar's lid adequate for this purpose?

-bwg
Take it to the bridge

THEMOM1 > wrote:

> Helen
>
> Thanks be unto God for His wonderful gift:
> Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God
> is the object of our faith; the only faith that
> saves is faith in Him
>
What does he have to say about tea leaves?

Goomba38 wrote:

> Frogleg wrote:
>
> > Too cold to go out there. Perhaps a tea-ball is the answer. Thanks for
> > all the suggestions.
>
> How is putting loose tea in a tea ball going to solve your problem of what
> to do with wet tea leaves? You have to dispose of them eventually outside of
> the tea ball just as any other leaves. I confused here.

The tea ball can be taken out and allowed to drain until dry enough to dump into
the garbage.

use the cold tea to water plants, and then use the tea leaves to put
around your roses.

On 23 Jan 2004 15:52:51 -0800, (paula) wrote:

>use the cold tea to water plants, and then use the tea leaves to put
>around your roses.

Ah hah! Plant watering to empty the pot is an excellent suggestion.
Have several in the kitchen that can usually use a bit of moisture.
Must check which would benefit from the acid. No roses, alas.
They're too much work in this humid climate --- local rose growers
spend half their lives spraying for mildew and blackspot.