Who Else Enjoys A Nice Cup of Tea?

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  1. Diane Lane

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    Happy Belated Birthday! I'm glad you were able to spend it with loved ones, and that your grandson cares enough to give a gift that will conjure up memories of times spent together, while you use it.
     
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    Happy Birthday Bill! Here's "Tea for Three"!
     
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    Thank you, Ms Lane, thank you, Joe.
     
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    I'm also a coffee drinker enthusiast, but for long time liked to have a cup of black tea in the evening, kind of the five o'clock English tea, but at twilight.

    I stopped doing my tea ceremonial when I was unable to replenish my provision of Orange Pekoe Black tea favorite British brand from the local store.

    I could actually buy it from an online store, but I have lost the enthusiasm for drinking tea but occasionally, any type.
     
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    I'm wanting to get some chamomile growing somewhere in my yard but haven't actually found any plants for sale around here. Might have to start from seeds. I haven't checked for those. At any rate, I imagine it's too late now to get any started this year. On the other hand, my all time favorite tea (now Ken's as well) is peppermint and I have plenty of that growing in several spots around my yard.

    I thinned some of it yesterday and hung it up to dry. I expect I'll get several more thinnings throughout the season.
     
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    I found some mint growing where an old house had been torn down, and transplanted some of it last year. It is starting to spread a little bit. I have picked a few tops to use for ice tea and lemonade; but I am otherwise just leaving it alone and letting it spread.
    Since we just found it growing at the old house, I have no idea which variety of mint it actually is.
     
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    Mint of all varieties seems to be fast growing. I'd bet you'll have quite a bit of it to use both fresh and to dry before the summer is over. It tends to need thinning or trimming several times a season. And by next year you should really have a lot of it.
     
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    I, too, usually have coffee when I get up in the morning and have my breakfast. Then, later on in the day, I do enjoy tea. In the winter I drink it hot, but here in the deep South, in the summertime, I want it iced,,, with lots of ice so it is really cold. I like Contstant Comment tea by Bigalow either hot or iced. I also grow several kinds of mint and lemon balm in my flower bed. I like to make either hot or iced tea with that. Most of the time when I drink iced tea, I make it with black tea. I do not care for my tea, or my coffee, to be very strong.
     
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  9. Diane Lane

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    I ran out of black tea a while ago, and had a large supply of green and oolong on hand, so have done without the black, but I finally broke down and bought some yesterday. It's good to have my old friend in the house for whenever I want a cup. My jasmine plant is starting to flower again, so hopefully I'll be able to collect more blooms to infuse another batch of jasmine tea soon.
     
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    I like having a little bit of mint in my tea but don't know if I'd like full-strength mint tea.
     
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    I like mint tea made with mint that I just picked from my plant. I also like ginger tea. I just recently tried that and it's really good. But, as a true blue southerner, I have to say sweet iced tea is my favorite.
     
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    I am not a hot tea drinker. The only iced tea I like is Snapple's (peach or lemon). I drink coffee with cream in the mornings.
     
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    Before today I have never sweetened my mint tea. It has a sweetness of it's own really, but my husband was looking for something with sugar in it to get his energy level up and I made lemonade using my usual homemade lemonade recipe but with mint tea instead of plain water. I wasn't sure how it was going to taste, but I've got to say it is outstanding. I will definitely be doing it again.
     
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    I love having a cup of tea, either in the morning, or in the evening or even during the day.
    I have a lot of different teas to drink and I just love drinking tea and every time of the day and night.
    It calms me down and lets me to "clean my thoughts".
     
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