Welcome to TEA CHAT
Welcome to the first entry in the Tea-and-Roses Tea Chat blog. At TEA CHAT you will find information about tea, roses and tea-related topics. Suggestions for tea tastings, tea-room recommendations and book reviews are among other topics that will be discussed. In the book Tea: Addiction, Exploitation and Empire, Roy Moxham tells the story of how Britain's thirst for tea meshed with its thirst for empire, with devastating repercussions throughout the world. Click on the link for a review of this book.Did you know that leftover tea can be used alone, or diluted with pure water to refresh cups, glasses, pots, and straw mats. Garbage cans and waste receptacle's can be kept fresh by placing a few leaves in it. Instead of baking soda to absorb odors, used leaves can be placed on a saucer in the refrigerator. Brand new furniture often comes with a lacquer coating to protect it during shipping and purchase. To get rid of the coating, steep five black tea bags in two quarts of pure water for 20 minutes. Then dampen a soft, clean cloth in the tea bath, squeeze out the excess, and wash down the furniture. With a second soft, clean cloth wipe it dry. If you own black lacquer pieces you can use the same recipe. Create rich compost for your garden. Place spent leaves in your compost bin, worms love tea and it will help your compost be rich in nitrogen and other nutrients.
Vist the Tea-and-Roses website at www.tea-and-roses.com for more tea-related information, to shop for our own Signature and Special blends of tea as well as tea-accoutrements and to subscribe to the Tea-and-Roses E-Newsletter.
We look forward to hearing from you with some of your tea-drinking experiences. Tell us about your favorite tea, a great tea book you have read, a recipe you want to share or anything else related to the topic of Tea-and-Roses.
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