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Perfect Iced Tea

Measure 4 tsp of strong Ceylon tea or delicate Darjeeling into a 6 cup pitcher. Cover with cold water. Avoid brewing with boiling water which brings out too much tannin and can make tea cloudy. Chill 5 hours. Strain and serve with ice, lemon slices, and mint sprigs.
Try different ingredients as black tea will hold strong flavours well.

A tea party after work is a true "happy hour" that doesn't require any spirits but the spirit of fun.

The first significant European tea imports arrived in the early seventeenth century, thanks to Portugal's development of sea routes to China and Cutch trading skills.

Today, the term monkey picked refers to the highest quality of oolong available. Legend has it that, in the early eighteenth century, monkeys were trained by Buddhist monks to pick the choicest leaves from the wild tea trees growing in the Wuyi Mountains of China.

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Monday, April 11, 2011