Tea

[Grandpa]

I like lots of different teas.

Green.
There's a label with "honey lemon ginseng green" tea that I like.
Pomegranate/blueberry/acai tea. I don't know if it's got enough stuff to be all that healthy, but it sure sounds healthy.
There's a vanilla chai tea that's really yummy.
Earl Grey, and we drank it before Picard came on the scene.

Really, I like a whole bunch of them. Nothing sweet, nothing creamy. Maybe a dash of liquor in the evening.

 

[blunthead]

I like lots of different teas...

I don't like different teas. They're contrary.

 

[danie]

Hot tea tastes like I imagine water with dirt added to it.
Blech.

 

[Alexandra M]

The only tea I drink...

I always drink Red Rose as well. Never drink coffee, don't like the taste of it (but it smells good). In Canada, we can no longer get the Red Rose
pictured and it was soooo good. Also, Red Rose makes a Canadian Blend
and an English Breakfast blend that are very good too. But they are only
available in the U.S. Go figure

And you get a figurine in every box. I have quite the collection.

 

[Patricia A]

My mother was born and raised in Ireland. She had tea every afternoon and it was always Red Rose. Tea was also her medical remedy for anything that ailed you. Headache... tea with aspirin dissolved in it. Skinned your knee... tea with milk and lots of sugar. A bad cough... tea with honey. Sore throat... tea with Irish whiskey. When she passed my sister got her Red Rose figurine collection.

My mom swore by tea too. She would put used and cooled tea bags on insect bites and minor scrapes on us when we were kids, it always helped. Smart.
Did you get any of the figurines? I gave my sister one of the kitties, it's her favorite. It sits on the window sill in her kitchen. You know it's funny how little things like that can mean so much.

 

[blunthead]

My mother was born and raised in Ireland...

No she wasn't.

 

[Patricia A]

....he's guilty as charged for me getting me started.....

I love Earl Grey, it's so tasty and it's as strong as strong tea ever wants to be. Unfortunately the Bergamot in it gives me indigestion. So when I get a hankering for Earl Grey I make sure I have Rolaids on hand. Lady Grey, however doesn't bother my stomach at all. I think the citrus in it cuts the burn of the Bergamot.
Earl Grey is also exceptionally compatible with Southern Comfort.

 

[skimom2]

I love Earl Grey, it's so tasty and it's as strong as strong tea ever wants to be. Unfortunately the Bergamot in it gives me indigestion. So when I get a hankering for Earl Grey I make sure I have Rolaids on hand. Lady Grey, however doesn't bother my stomach at all. I think the citrus in it cuts the burn of the Bergamot.
Earl Grey is also exceptionally compatible with Southern Comfort.

I've never found Lady Grey in the US. I like that one, too!

 

[GNTLGNT]

I love Earl Grey, it's so tasty and it's as strong as strong tea ever wants to be. Unfortunately the Bergamot in it gives me indigestion. So when I get a hankering for Earl Grey I make sure I have Rolaids on hand. Lady Grey, however doesn't bother my stomach at all. I think the citrus in it cuts the burn of the Bergamot.
Earl Grey is also exceptionally compatible with Southern Comfort.

...however, my gut is not compatible with Southern Comfort...not since the Dyonisian revel I sponsored with said liquor and fave of Ms. Joplin....gurg!!!!!

 

[Patricia A]

I've never found Lady Grey in the US. I like that one, too!

I'm pretty sure Fred Meyer has it. Worse comes to worse you can order on Amazon. It's worth the trouble.

 

[Patricia A]

...however, my gut is not compatible with Southern Comfort...not since the Dyonisian revel I sponsored with said liquor and fave of Ms. Joplin....gurg!!!!!

I hear ya! Bet there wasn't a lot of tea in that there SC.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

My mom swore by tea too. She would put used and cooled tea bags on insect bites and minor scrapes on us when we were kids, it always helped. Smart.
Did you get any of the figurines? I gave my sister one of the kitties, it's her favorite. It sits on the window sill in her kitchen. You know it's funny how little things like that can mean so much.

Didn't get any of hers, but I have a couple dozen now in my own collection. Odd though... Cheap little things with bad glazing... Why do we feel compelled to save them?

 

[DiO'Bolic]

No she wasn't.

Then how do you explain the accent?

 

[DiO'Bolic]

With this nasty cold and sore throat I've been drinking Red Rose tea with Irish Mist. Irish Mist is irish whiskey with honey. Soooooo smooth. Dangerously good combination.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

What's the deal with hot tea bags over the eyes?

 

[Alexandra M]

What's the deal with hot tea bags over the eyes?

I have never heard of using hot tea bags (ouch). Have used cooled tea bags on the eyes, very refreshing
and takes away the puffiness under the eyes.

 

[DiO'Bolic]

I have never heard of using hot tea bags (ouch). Have used cooled tea bags on the eyes, very refreshing
and takes away the puffiness under the eyes.

Hmmmm. Maybe I was being punished as a kid and didn't even know it.

 

[Patricia A]

What's the deal with hot tea bags over the eyes?

I have never heard of using hot tea bags (ouch). Have used cooled tea bags on the eyes, very refreshing
and takes away the puffiness under the eyes.

They are good for treating a shiner too. I learned that when I was in about the 5th grade, after taking a few licks getting some things straightened out with the local school yard bully. Mama was so proud. She said girls shouldn't get into fist fights though, not if they could help it. Then she made me a cake. Yes, it was a Patty Cake.

 

[skimom2]

I'm pretty sure Fred Meyer has it. Worse comes to worse you can order on Amazon. It's worth the trouble.

No Fred Meyers around here anymore, but I'll surely check Amazon. The last time I had it was in Canada, years ago.

 

[blunthead]

Then how do you explain the accent?

She inherited it.