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Tea bags were invented in New York City in 1904 by the very frugal and clever Thomas Sullivan. He used them to send tea samples to his customers instead of filling expensive tins with the leaves.
"A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tea is so good for your health in so many ways. Green and black teas have been found to improve bone density, while polyphenols found in tea are antioxidants that destroy the free radicals that cause wrinkles. They also improve blood flow to the skin and keep it well hydrated.
"If you are too busy to go to tea, then you are too busy."
Donna Lerew
Approximate amount of caffeine in 5 oz. cup of tea:
1 minute brew: 10-35 mg
3 minute brew: 20-45 mg
Instant tea: 12-30 mg
"Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company."
Author Unknown
Wine is the drink of the gods, milk the drink of babes, tea the drink of women, and water the drink of beasts."
John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895)
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?"
Ruth Gordon
"Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea."
Unknown Author
"Better to be deprived of food for three days,
than tea for one."
Ancient Chinese Proverb
The largest tea bush in the world was discovered growing wild in China. It rose to 100 feet tall and was thought to be more than 1,700 years old.
"Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea."
Henry Fielding, 18th century novelist
The most popular teas:
* Earl Grey
* Irish Breakfast
* Green
* Oolong
* Mixed Fruit (herbal teas)
(Source: Adagio Teas)
The most popular beverage in the world is tea. However, in England and Ireland, beer is the most popular beverage.
"While there's tea, there's hope."
Sir Arthur Pinero
In America in the mid-19th century, Harper's Magazine wrote: "A country lady received a pound of tea from a fashionable friend in the city, and supposing it to be a newly-introduced vegetable, boiled the whole parcel and had it served up for dinner, throwing away the liquor of course."
Top Tea consuming countries in 2005 (per capita):
Ireland - 2.96 cups
Libya - 2.92 cups
Qatar - 2.89 cups
Kuwait - 2.29 cups
Britain - 2.24 cups
United States - 1/3 cup
Source: International Tea Committee (Washington Post Weekly 10/31/05)
"The mere chink of cups and saucers tunes the mind to happy repose."
George Gissing
Legend has it that tea was discovered in 2737 b.c. by a Chinese emperor when some leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water. That would make the beverage nearly 5,000 years old.
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
The first people to introduce tea to Europe and America were the Dutch.
Earl Grey was the Prime Minister of England under William IV. However, his name is best remembered as a variety of tea named for him. Legend has it that the blend was presented to him by a Chinese Mandarin who was seeking to influence trade relations between the two countries.
A seasoned tea picker can harvest up to 70 pounds of tea daily by hand.
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