On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 Rusty Hinge wrote:

David Rance wrote:

I've never had problems finding loose leaf tea. I don't drink coffee
so I would be severely deprived if I couldn't find loose leaf tea.

Man after my own heart! Well, metaphorically, anyway...

I only drink tea from loose-leaves, and don't touch coffee. I've about
twenty five varieties of tea, and the infusion is nearly always in a
pot, though sometimes Japanese tea or Gunpowder is made in a mug, as
both can be infused three times, each infusion being finer than the
preceding one - except the first one, for obvious reasons.

When I had 'flu some twenty-four years ago I was unable to drink tea
with milk in it so I took to drinking Darjeeling tea. I still drink
Darjeeling and I'm pleased to say that it is getting easier to find -
even in France!

Occasionally I treat myself and have some jasmine tea, though.

David

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David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK
http://rance.org.uk