Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

Greetings!

I am a devoted tea drinker, particularly of Chinese and Taiwanese green
and oolong teas. I am currently writing a book on tea, with one
chapter devoted to suggested uses for used/spent tea leaves (tea bags).
I have already "rounded up the usual suspects" -- that is, I know all
about using used/spent tea leaves as compost, to remove odors, as a
hair rinse, to clean floors/carpet, to relieve stings, to freshen puffy
eyes, as a dye, etc. What I am looking for are the more unusual uses
-- for example:

-- anybody know of using the leaves as feed for certain animals?
-- anybody know of any recipes using the leftover leaves in BAKING?
-- anybody use the leaves as material for a certain hobby?

Does anybody have any unusual uses for their leftover tea leaves?
Any/all information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanking you in advance!

No baking, but I often use used green puer to tender and flavor meats and
seafood (overnight in a fridge).
Results are great!

Sasha.


"smallthunder" > wrote in message
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> Greetings!
>
> I am a devoted tea drinker, particularly of Chinese and Taiwanese green
> and oolong teas. I am currently writing a book on tea, with one
> chapter devoted to suggested uses for used/spent tea leaves (tea bags).
> I have already "rounded up the usual suspects" -- that is, I know all
> about using used/spent tea leaves as compost, to remove odors, as a
> hair rinse, to clean floors/carpet, to relieve stings, to freshen puffy
> eyes, as a dye, etc. What I am looking for are the more unusual uses
> -- for example:
>
> -- anybody know of using the leaves as feed for certain animals?
> -- anybody know of any recipes using the leftover leaves in BAKING?
> -- anybody use the leaves as material for a certain hobby?
>
> Does anybody have any unusual uses for their leftover tea leaves?
> Any/all information will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanking you in advance!
>

A while back we had a poster who feed his spent leaves to his cows.
He'd also toss in any fresh tea he didn't like.

Jim

smallthunder wrote:
> Greetings!
>
> I am a devoted tea drinker, particularly of Chinese and Taiwanese green
> and oolong teas. I am currently writing a book on tea, with one
> chapter devoted to suggested uses for used/spent tea leaves (tea bags).
> I have already "rounded up the usual suspects" -- that is, I know all
> about using used/spent tea leaves as compost, to remove odors, as a
> hair rinse, to clean floors/carpet, to relieve stings, to freshen puffy
> eyes, as a dye, etc. What I am looking for are the more unusual uses
> -- for example:
>
> -- anybody know of using the leaves as feed for certain animals?
> -- anybody know of any recipes using the leftover leaves in BAKING?
> -- anybody use the leaves as material for a certain hobby?
>
> Does anybody have any unusual uses for their leftover tea leaves?
> Any/all information will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanking you in advance!

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

On 24 Jun 2005 06:06:22 -0700, "smallthunder" >
wrote:

>Greetings!
>
>I am a devoted tea drinker, particularly of Chinese and Taiwanese green
>and oolong teas. I am currently writing a book on tea, with one
>chapter devoted to suggested uses for used/spent tea leaves (tea bags).
> I have already "rounded up the usual suspects" -- that is, I know all
>about using used/spent tea leaves as compost, to remove odors, as a
>hair rinse, to clean floors/carpet, to relieve stings, to freshen puffy
>eyes, as a dye, etc. What I am looking for are the more unusual uses
>-- for example:
>
>-- anybody know of using the leaves as feed for certain animals?
>-- anybody know of any recipes using the leftover leaves in BAKING?
>-- anybody use the leaves as material for a certain hobby?
>
>Does anybody have any unusual uses for their leftover tea leaves?
>Any/all information will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanking you in advance!


I offered them to my dogs. they weren't interested.

usually I just compost them.

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

Search this group - there were several good suggestions from fertilizer to
cooking meats and seafood.

Sasha.

> wrote in message
...
> On 24 Jun 2005 06:06:22 -0700, "smallthunder" >
> wrote:
>
>>Greetings!
>>
>>I am a devoted tea drinker, particularly of Chinese and Taiwanese green
>>and oolong teas. I am currently writing a book on tea, with one
>>chapter devoted to suggested uses for used/spent tea leaves (tea bags).
>> I have already "rounded up the usual suspects" -- that is, I know all
>>about using used/spent tea leaves as compost, to remove odors, as a
>>hair rinse, to clean floors/carpet, to relieve stings, to freshen puffy
>>eyes, as a dye, etc. What I am looking for are the more unusual uses
>>-- for example:
>>
>>-- anybody know of using the leaves as feed for certain animals?
>>-- anybody know of any recipes using the leftover leaves in BAKING?
>>-- anybody use the leaves as material for a certain hobby?
>>
>>Does anybody have any unusual uses for their leftover tea leaves?
>>Any/all information will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanking you in advance!
>
>
> I offered them to my dogs. they weren't interested.
>
> usually I just compost them.
>

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

You know what Scotsmen do with used tea leaves?

They make tea with them.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

(Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> You know what Scotsmen do with used tea leaves?
> They make tea with them.
> --scott

Is it true that in the past, some dishonest tea sellers would dry used
tea leaves and sell them?

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

Scott /3/05

> You know what Scotsmen do with used tea leaves?
>
> They make tea with them.
> --scott


You know, Scott, you're right!! My significant other, from Edinburgh I might
add, puts the spent teabags on the sink counter. I'll bet she's returning to
them when I'm not looking. When I do see them, I chuck them to where spent,
and for that matter unspent, teabags ought to go.

Michael

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

In article >,
Michael Plant > wrote:

> You know, Scott, you're right!! My significant other, from Edinburgh I might
> add, puts the spent teabags on the sink counter. I'll bet she's returning to
> them when I'm not looking. When I do see them, I chuck them to where spent,
> and for that matter unspent, teabags ought to go.

Are we to understand that you, a tea lover of inestimable
qualifications, are involved with a person who not only
_uses_ tea bags, but actually recycles them?

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

> Michael Plant > wrote:
>...Snipped by tea gremlins...
>>> You know, Scott, you're right!! My significant other, from
>>> Edinburgh I might add, puts the spent teabags on the sink
>>> counter. I'll bet she's returning to them when I'm not looking.
>>> When I do see them, I chuck them to where spent, and for that
>>> matter unspent, teabags ought to go.
>>
>> Are we to understand that you, a tea lover of inestimable
>> qualifications, are involved with a person who not only
>> _uses_ tea bags, but actually recycles them?
>
> In a word, Yuppo!
> Michael

Does her thriftiness extend to other areas besides tea?
Does your wife have an unmarried sister?

Unusual uses for used tea leaves
 

>Is it true that in the past, some dishonest tea sellers would dry used
>tea leaves and sell them?

Yes, especially with pu'er. I have seen a few vendors dry used leaves
out and mix them in with new leaves to increase the bulk of a big
order. If you can think of a trick, you can be sure they have already
tried it.

That's why I'm sceptical about buying online.