Racenic 0 #26 April 21, 2003 "I DON"T LIKE TEA, it gives me a Headache...... IIIIIII LIKE COFFEEEEEEEE" PETE PUMA to which Bugs replies " HOW MANY LUMPS?" "Oh 3 or 4 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" Nick D The key to Immortality is- first living a life worth remembering” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #27 April 21, 2003 I am a big tea drinker. Hot or cold. Nothing added unless I have a head cold or sore throat, then add lots of honey. All of it needs to be decaf for me! Here is my preferences: *2 liter home brew of green tea in the frig at all times *Chamomile if I need to relax or want a break from green tea *peppermint tea is great hot after a big meal, helps with digestion and freshens your breath! *Black Cohosh Root tea before and during the "girly" time of the month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #28 April 21, 2003 I buy boxes of 100 bags of Jasmine Green Tea from the local Chinese grocery. Have one every morning.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #29 April 21, 2003 Quote nooooooo not earl grey...!! i mean real tea Shit. I'm in the US. Find tea instead of coffee is accomplishment enough. Next time I get to the UK, you can buy me some tea for the morning at the dropzone and the beer after the sunset load. Well, if you can see the sun through the crap weather in the first place... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #30 April 21, 2003 i will buy anyone who comes to the UK as much tea as they can drink tea rocks Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoobieCootie 0 #31 April 21, 2003 Quote Tea sucks, I can't get anywhere near the buzz like I can with coffee........ Iced Tea rocks.... Long Island Ice Tea rocks harder! 30 replies and not a single mention of the ultimate asking-for- a-hangover potionMe? My favorite's chrysanthemum w/ rock sugar. Tastes great warm or cold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #32 April 21, 2003 thats because i was asking about real tea.. the stuff that comes in a mug.. hmmmmmmmm a nice big mug of tea... Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jraf 0 #33 April 21, 2003 Coffe in the morning (plenty of it and nice strong, made in a french press) and tea in the evening. Green with honey, black flavored, black with honey, black with milk and sugar...any kind. Earl Grey rocks!jraf Me Jungleman! Me have large Babalui. Muff #3275 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #34 April 22, 2003 I don't like tea. I only drink hot tea when i'm sick. I hope a certain British boy doesn't mind that i don't like tea.... Hi Alex!! ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfc 1 #35 April 22, 2003 Quote Quote tea rocks I moved to california two years ago and have to import my own PG tips, or buy it at huge expense locally, I tried lipton yellow label and twinnings english breakfast, but it was no good, you can't beat a good cup of PG. My American girlfriend still can't make it properly even after 2 years practice, proper tea making needs to be taught from a very early age. And yes all the Americans in my office over here thinks I'm a little crazy about it. The fruity stuff, yuck, filthy, doesn't deserve to be called tea. I mean why would you want to put dried pear and apple leaves in a cup of hot water and drink it, it taste terrible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misterhand 0 #36 April 22, 2003 earl grey, but im just getting into it and am not sure best way to drink it yet. havent arrived at a formula. i added too much cream once and got this nasty ass substance....taken black it just seems somehow insubstantial even if brewed in the micro for 10 minutes. now coffee i have a formula for...2 tablespoons o' instant coffee in huge mug nuked for 3 minutes 2 scoopps o sugar and one blop (thats a measurement.....one blop, two blops, you get the idea) one blop o milk. its the soup that eats like a meal my cat got ahold of some i didnt finish and took off like a model rocket leaving a cat shaped hole in a nearby cinderblock wall and burnout marks on the carpet. how am i going to explain this to the landlord Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sfc 1 #37 April 22, 2003 Quote Quote ...earl grey, but im just getting into it and am not sure best way to drink it yet. Orally, out of a cup But seriously, earl grey is only just better than tap water, think of it as the bud light of tea. Trouble is over here in CA when I visit the locals they go and by earl grey cause they think I'll like it. Quote ...havent arrived at a formula. i added too much cream once... That's the second mistake, do NOT put cream in tea, use fresh milk. Quote ...somehow insubstantial even if brewed in the micro for 10 minutes... Holy fuck , that is the third and worst mistake, you nuked the tea leaves, destroyed the taste by doing this, and for 10 mins, I'm suprised you managed to drink it. You need boiling water, and that does not include the hot tap on the coffee machine, and you should pour the water over the tea, add the milk (not cream) after it has finished brewing, if you stick the milk in before it has finished it cools it down and it doesn't brew properly. My girlfriend has been trying to figure this out for two years, with mixed success, and she has had expert instruction, so you'll need to give yourself time to get it right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #38 April 22, 2003 I just started drinking tea again. I wasn't aware of the differences but there is a difference. Earl Grey or an English blend is what I like the best. I'm not thrilled with Lipton, or green tea or herbal teas. I also like it black, no milk or sugar ( but I do like a cookie or something with the tea!) I have coffee in the morning but the rest of the day it's tea. What is a good brand I can find at the supermarket? J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misterhand 0 #39 April 22, 2003 oh. ok, thank you..... i don;t know anything about tea, it just seemed one of those things cultured people did so i wondered why and bought some earl grey. i eventually nuked it cause i couldnt seem to get anything more than tinted water with a tea smell. it came out stronger but still somehow wrong. the boiling water i originally tried pouring on was, you guessed it, nuked. which makes it as wrong as the hot tap on the coffee machine. i'll try doing it the old school method of actually bringing the water to a rolling boil over an actual heat source like they used to back when everyone used real fire for cooking on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #40 April 22, 2003 I drink industrial strength tea. By the pint. If they sold pints of tea in pubs, I'd drink it. Earl Grey, Camomile, Ginseng or any other namby pamby, arty farty "teas" are the epitomy of evil and must be stopped. Neither should Liptons be classed as tea, whatever people may tell you. It's not tea, it's wood shavings mascarading as tea. And all herbal teas are complete shite. Period. The British Empire was built on tea and bacon sandwiches and I blame it's demise on crap tea and that imported bacon that boils in its own brine when you try to fry it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #41 April 22, 2003 phew..! finally people who know what real tea is.. i'm just enjoying my third mug of PG.. hmmmmmmmmmmmm the process of real tea... put water in kettle boil water put te bag in mug (has to be PG tips, no mamby pamby crud. Pyramid bags are best) pour boiling water in mug use spoon to 'agitate' the tea bag, enfusing the flavour when desired strength is acheived, remove tea bag to bin add ice cold, full fat MILK (not cream..???) to taste. you may at this time also add sugar if you desire. stir, and enjoy. Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misterhand 0 #42 April 22, 2003 PG PG PG what the hell is this pg i keep seeing mentioned? i scanned the thread looking for explanation there is none. whats the difference between pg tips and mamby pamby crud? which crud? what tips? tips of what? im not scared of dying. im scared of not knowing what the fuck these tea people are talking about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #43 April 22, 2003 PG... Its one of the ratings a movie can get in America. A PG rating lets parents know that it may not be sutiable for their young children and that parental guidence is advised... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misterhand 0 #44 April 22, 2003 grrrr how bout i just go fuck myself. scuse me ill need privacy for this..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #45 April 22, 2003 Hey don't blame me, god made me a sarcastic ass... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misterhand 0 #46 April 22, 2003 for which, in due time, when i get the chance, i will stick my tongue out at him and kick him in the squishy. its not your fault, i won't hold it against you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #47 April 22, 2003 "PG PG PG what the hell is this pg i keep seeing mentioned?" http://www.pgmoment.com/ Its a brand of tea.As far as I'm concerned, most tea tastes crap, regardless of what you put in it. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #48 April 22, 2003 Quotemost tea tastes crap Drink much Iced Tea while you were in the land of milk and honey...I mean, Texas...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #49 April 22, 2003 "Drink much Iced Tea while you were in the land of milk and honey...I mean, Texas... " A little, I recall the cans of Lipton's, but not nearly as good as Shiner.....I got quite partial to those little jars of iced coffee though. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #50 April 22, 2003 Quotewhats the difference between pg tips and mamby pamby crud? which crud? PG tips is a particular brand of tea. Namby Pamby crud is anything that isn't made by either PG Tips, Tetleys or Yorkshire Tea. The so-called English Breakfast teas. There are acceptable alternatives but one should be extremely carefull not to mistake good tea for crap tea or it could lead to all out war. Us Brits are serious tea connoiseurs. It's a matter of national honour. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
