Receive Information on
a regular basis, Recipes, Tea facts, ideas for Tea parties, etc.
EMAIL or ONLINE NEWSLETTERS
to sign up for:
**Note:
Some newsletters may no longer be available, or have published recent 2003-2004
issues.
See Events etc. link
resources
Sign up for Tea Mail created
by Cat Tea Corner
(This is a Yahoo-egroup)
Quoted from site:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/teamail/
"*The first and original
tea mailing list* with members from around the globe.
A forum for civil, on-topic
discussions about tea..."
Please remember too, that
Cat Tea Corner maintains an extensive listing
of Tea Rooms in the US and Canada.
**Recently added (Fall
2003) to Tea Room List : new international listings, and almost a hundred
new reviews.
See too: other related
Items/Links
for Tea Lovers - It is a TeaRiffic Web Resource!!!
Visit the Gilded Lily
& Ladies' Tea Guild, and sign up for their email list
http://www.glily.com/
Other Online groups to
consider joining for a cup of tea time information
Tea
Thyme
tea-disc
Excerpt quoted from website:
The original, and still
most diverse.
Free-ranging tea discussions,
with an edge.
This ain't just gingerbread
and tea parties!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tea-disc/
Yahoo's Listing
of TEA E-Groups **with Tea in the subject Line**
Note: not all groups
are very active, some are for the groups' owner postings only
and some **MAY NOT** be about
Tea, the drink.
You are also free to
Start Your Own Group!
Related: If you are thinking
of Writing Your Own NewsLetter and/or Starting an Online Group~
On my website for staffs
who work in today's libraries *LibrarySupportStaff.com* ,
I have a page with information
about signing up for popular lisrary related listservs.
Included on that page
are resources for those considering starting their very own lists,
or email newsletters,
or even print newsletters.
http://librarysupportstaff.com/4subscribe.html
And on SippingTea.com
- I have a page with resources for "FREE" printables
so that you can print
out your own cards & invitations, bookmarks, and much more.
Some sites even include
"templates" for creating newletters to print.
teas2dine4.com/4printable.html
See at the bottom of
this page of MS Office templates from Hewlett Packard,
the "Newsletter" options
- to download to your own computer
for you to customize
with your very own "content".
http://www.hp.com/sbso/productivity/office/brochure.html
Subscribe to the wonderful
(print) magazine Tea : A Magazine
"Tea Time" a new publication
for Fall 2003
is a sister magazine
to Southern Lady, published
by Hoffman Media
Pick up a copy online
at The
Tea Caddy
Subscribe to a NEW Newsletter
on Tea: Tea Break
Tea Break is a quarterly
newsletter about tea,
and is published 4 times
a year,
Spring, Summer, Autumn
and Winter.
Subscription is $17.00
per year.
This newsletter contains
a great deal of information pertaining to Tea,
including little known
facts and unusual articles, special offers all
about Tea.
To subscribe or obtain
more information
email Mary Elizabeth,
at
teascompany@earthlink.net
Tea Room Guide
& Digest
visit http://www.tearoomguide.com
and find out more!
Tea & Roses Newsletter:
Excerpt quoted from website:
Tea-and-Roses publishes
a full-color quarterly newsletter featuring articles about tea rooms,
tea parties, tea tasting,
the history, health, and science of tea, and
many more tea-related
topics, plus a Rose of the Month.
Subscribe by secure credit
card, personal check, or money order.
http://www.tea-and-roses.com/newsletter.htm
See too: information on
Fresh
Cup Magazine
They have Tea
Publications of interest to Tea folks.
Visit the Epicure Exchange
for the Coffee & Tea Community
www.epicure.com/
Join Sandy Clough's -
Sandy's
Tea Society
www.sandysteasociety.com/sandysTeaParty.html
Sandy is an author &
artist who writes and creates with charm, warmth & inspiration
Search from the search
box located at upper left of this page for links
to various Sandy Clough
items (*enter Sandy Clough as your search terms)
or Visit: www.sandyclough.com
Join the Afternoon - Lady's
Tea Society
The Lady's Tea Society
is all about supporting one another, celebrating friendship and history!
www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Atrium/2121/member.html
Note: as of summer 2002,
this site doesn't seem to have been updated recently
so I can't verify how
active or current it (the Society) is.
Post your questions about
Tea on the Tea Discussion Board
www.bensonassoc.com/pct/bb/index.html
Ivillage has a "coffee
& tea" discussion board and recipe exchange
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-fdjavatime
Also see the posts on
the Tealuxe Bulletin Boards
www.tealuxe.com/goto/bulletinboards.html
Find
>>>> TEA Events & Happenings, plus Tea Rooms with Special-Teas.
Read the Tea Review Archives
Quoted from the site
smurman.best.vwh.net/tea/
The Tea Review Archive
is a collection of reviews of commercially available teas.
These reviews are submitted
by tea lovers from around the Internet, and are not intended to be used
for commercial advertising.
A
few Words about the Price of Fine Tea
Article from Special
Teas - Tea
Library Articles
Interesting Reading
A Review of Tea &
Coffee's
World Cup’s Tea Symposium
2001
www.teaandcoffee.net/0901/tea.htm
Read the Current Issue
of Tea & Coffee Trade - Online
www.teaandcoffee.net/0702/
Missing Britain? - Tea
Rooms around the World
Excerpt quoted from website
A Rough Guide to a decent
English Cup of Tea
Send an E Mail with information
about where you can get a decent cup of English tea and we will include
it in this list. It doesn't matter where on earth the tea room, cafe, restaurant
or hotel is located.The more bizarre or off beat the location, the better.
Send us your favourite Tea Room around the World. Please note that the
comments are highly subjective and personal (and probably very accurate).
Read the comments
www.missingbritain.com/tea.htm
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The plant from which
ALL Tea is cultivated from - "Camellia Sinensis"
Websites of Interest
& Information
General TEA - FAQ's (**NOTE:
Information may be dulicated on these pages)
Visit Planet
Tea
Excerpt quoted from site:
Planet Tea offers you
the most comprehensive tea information on the Internet from some of the
tea industry's foremost
authorities and consultants.
In addition, you will
find photos, links, feature articles and much more
http://www.planet-tea.com/
Visit Serendipitea!
Click on Universi-TEA
and began your Tea education
http://www.serendipitea.com/
Now that you have checked
out all the information about tea -
Take this online Tea
Time Quiz
http://home.kendra.com/victorianrituals/Victor/quiz.htm
Read:
Tea in the English Home
and How It Arrived Here
www.teaintheparlour.com/Pages/HistoryofTea.html
Read:
100 Years of Tea
As Tea and Coffee
Trade Journal celebrates its centenary, Jane Pettigrew asked some
of the industry’s longest-standing
members how things have changed over the years.
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0801/tea.htm
Read Online the Booklet
: Golden Tea Tips
Excerpt Quoted from site:
www.dilmahtea.com/press/Golden/golden_tea_tips.html
The story of Ceylon Tea
is the stuff of legends, a tale of formidable Englishmen and Scotsmen
who had the courage to
face disease, inhospitable jungles
(much of the present
tea country was uncleared at that time) and the elements to establish
a great industry in the
ruins of Ceylon's coffee plantations.
Read the remainder of
this interesting story:
www.dilmahtea.com/press/Golden/golden_tea_tips.html
Tea’s Wonderful History
www.chcp.org/Vtea.html
Chinese Historical and
Cultural Project Virtual Museum / Virtual Library
Read online: History of
Darjeeling Tea
www.darjeelingtea.com/history.htm
More on Tea History
http://www.harrisfreeman.com/teahistory.htm
Excerpt quoted from website
HOW TEA IS SOLD AND HOW
U.S. GOVERNMENT TEA STANDARDS ARE ESTABLISHED
Tea is sold at auctions
and must be examined and sampled before buying. The world's greatest auction
centers are Calcutta and Cochin for India, Colombo for Sri Lanka, Jakarta
for Indonesia, Mombasa for East Africa and London. The United States receives
its tea either direct from the countries where it is grown or through London.
Most of the American importers or packers who buy this tea direct are located
in the major tea buying centers of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago,
New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle.
American importers test
samples of tea and order those they wish to buy. As the Aluminum foil lined
plywood tea chests arrive in the principal U.S. ports of entry for tea,
they are placed in bonded warehouses. The tea cannot be moved from these
warehouses until it is approved or disapproved by the U.S. board of tea
experts.
Read more: http://www.harrisfreeman.com/teahistory.htm
Book
Tea with Miss Rose:
Recipes & Reminiscences
of Boston's Teacup Society
Book Description
- quoted:
Tea with Miss Rose is
essential reading for anyone hosting a formal tea to celebrate an
engagement or christening
—or just planning a simple get-together to welcome a new neighbor.
It provides the reader
with a wide assortment of recipes, tips on baking and serving,
and instructions on setting
the perfect tea table.
But more than just unearthing
wonderful old recipes and dispensing practical advice, Tea with Miss Rose
draws the reader into a bygone era —providing a glimpse into the life and
times of Bostonian Rose Standish Nichols is a Beacon Hill icon who turned
an afternoon tea into an art form.
Buy online at Amazon
Read the articles each
month on:
EnjoyingTea.com
Excerpt from Jet 48 Magazine
- online article
http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/Jet48/081602/community.htm
Time to stop for tea
Tea drinking in this
country (*Britain/England*) has an interesting history. At one time, the
smuggling of tea was more popular than the smuggling of spirits. One of
the reasons was tea was more profitable to smuggle because it was lighter
and easier to transport. Tea had always been smuggled into England ever
since it first became popular, but smuggling was actually encouraged at
the beginning of the 18th century because taxes had to be raised to pay
for the War of the Spanish Succession. In fact, taxes were raised on other
occasions to pay for wars – in the 1750s to pay for the Seven Years’ War,
and again in the 18th century to contribute to financing the war between
England and France. Part of the success of smuggled tea was its quality
– it was considered to be superior to the legitimately imported version.
Officers who sailed on ships belonging to the East India Company (the ships
were called East Indiamen) were given a certain amount of free space on
the ship with which to indulge in their own private trade. As space was
limited, it was in the interests of the officers to transport only the
best tea. They also avoided paying duty on this tea if they sold it to
smugglers – the profit to be made on a ton of smuggled tea was equivalent
to a year’s wages.
Read complete
article
COFFEE, TEA & SYRUPS
Tea And Scones:
Steeped In History,
Baked In Tradition, Fixed To Last
Reprint from FOOD
DISTRIBUTION MAGAZINE, September, 1998
By: Ann Marchiony
[*page is no longer online
- this is a link from http://www.archive.org using the The Wayback Machine]
http://www.siraubrey.com/articlecoffeeteasyrup.htm
Find out all about Teapot
Collecting and other Tea Collectibles
and find wonderful places
to shop online.
On my Collectors
& Shopping Page
I recently added a 2nd
page with more shopping ideas
for your Tea Loving Friends
& Family
See my **2nd
page** with more Tea-riffic ideas for gifts.
GOOGLE Directory - Several
Tea Informational Sites on the Net **Listings**
directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Food/Drink/Tea/
Open Directory - Several
Tea Informational Sites on the Net **Listings**
dmoz.org/Recreation/Food/Drink/Tea/
See the Tea
Poems page for poetry to be used on
cards & crafts,
etc.
See my page for Information
about Tea Pot Collecting & Shopping for
Pots - Sites
and resources for other
Tea-lectible shopping suggestions for Tea Lovers.
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Tea:
Beyond the Bag
By: Mary Forsell
Victoria
Magazine article
Also in Victoria: The
Charms of Tea
Tea
Primer
and
Steeping
and Serving
Green
Tea's Health Benefits
to
top of page
Quick
"Teaip" from HGTV.com
Put used tea bags in
the freezer.
When needed, thaw them
a bit
and
use them to soothe tired
eyes or skin irritations
such as sunburn and poison
ivy.
From Tea
Concepts
A Victorian era tea trick:
to use damp tealeaves to scrub hands and pots or pans to remove fish, garlic
or onion odors
Other Uses for Tea
members.aol.com/kanga1/teatips.htm
More Sites with Tea Tips
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top of page
Reading online articles:
The Women Behind The Cup
That Cheers
by Lalith Paranavitana
Article excerpt quotes:
Most Tea parties are
attended by women and it is always a woman at the table who is honored
with the duty of pouring the tea. It is a common notion that the custom
of Tea is a woman thing! However, Women are involved in a much more important
role in the Tea manufacturing process.
Read entire article:
http://www.planet-tea.com/article7.html
The Evolution of American
Tea Culture
By Tomislav Podreka
We are, as an industry,
at the beginning of the establishment of an American tea ritual.
Tea has an evolution
as diverse as the civilizations that have integrated it.
Over the course of the
last 5000 years, tea has found a place not just on our tables, but in the
fabric of the societies that incorporate it.
Read entire article:
http://www.planet-tea.com/article3.html
Fun article to read -
from one of my favorite writers "Dave Berry"
Published Feb. 13, 1998,
in the Miami Herald
High Tea with Miss Manners
http://users.htcomp.net/weis/barryhightea.htm
The Red Hat Society
Women Over 50 Happily
"Acting Their Age"
http://teatimeworldwide.com/Tea_and_Women/red-hat.html
Visit the Red Hat Society
- online
http://www.redhatsociety.com/
On the Crafts
page I have links to "rubber stamps" with Tea Themes
But what about Tea on
Postal Stamps?
Check out this page link
with info on that very subject.
tea.hypermart.net/misc/stamps.html
If you are considering opening
a Tea Related Business
See these
links for Upcoming Seminars, Workshops, Books or other materials.
Calendars of Tea Events
- if you would like a Link to YOUR Local Tea Events
Please email me, with
all the details at: mary@teas2dine4.com
Bend, Oregon
Tea Events
Winter 2003-2004 Calendar
http://www.teaevents.com/calendar_of_events.htm
News from Elizabeth Knight
- re: her 2003-2004 appearances
Please visit http://www.teawithfriends.com/services/personal.htm
for an updated 2003 schedule.
Re 2004, I'll post details as I get them,
but save these dates:
January 24, 2004
Henry P. Leu Gardens
Orlando, FL
March 28-30, 2004
Take Me 2 Tea Expo
Las Vegas, NV
April 20, 2004
Les Arts de la Table
Benefiting The Carriage
House
Ft. Wayne, IN
Take Me2Tea Expo
March 28-30 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada
This expo is for folks
interested, or who are in the Tea Business, and if you are considering
opening a tea room,
tea party business, etc.
- this event may be a way to meet and greet those already in the biz.
There are seminars to
help you with your business plans.
See schedule at: http://www.takeme2tea.com/atti_conferencesched.asp
But it is not designed
for the casual observer.
Find out all about it
at:
http://www.takeme2tea.com
Excerpt quoted from site:
The 2004 Take Me 2 Tea
Expo is offering a very special event for the attendees of this year’s
Expo. A Celebri-tea High Tea, a delightful way to meet your favorite tea
celebrities. The high tea will be on Monday March 29th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
with an optional tea tasting mixer from 6:00pm until 6:30pm. Each table
of 10 will have a celebrity guest; a high tea will be served family style.
The menu will consist of fowl, fish, quiche, Welsh rarebit, potatoes, scones,
breads and desserts with lots of Walter’s Bay Tea and Chai during dessert.
Each celebrity host will give all 9 of their guests a parting gift to take
home, along with wonderful memories.
Find out more:
http://www.takeme2tea.com/events_celeb.asp
**Related: Purchase this
publication for those who are serious about operating a Tea Themed business
The U.S. Tea Report
http://www.usteareport.com/
See what's inside : The
Table of Contents
Tea Association of the
USA
Event Calendar
http://www.teausa.com/general/calendar/
From About.com
Calendar of Coffee and
Tea Events
Most of these shows are
for people in tea and coffee industry,
but some are of interest
to the general public as well.
http://coffeetea.about.com/library/blcalendar.htm
Tea Events
Tea Training Seminar
Conference,
Tea Etiquette and Tea
Parties
http://www.carnelianrosetea.com/events/index.shtml
Tea Association
http://www.teausa.com/general/teasym/401b.cfm
Visit the Wildflower Cottage
Tea Room (Seattle, Washington)
and see their latest
Tea Tour offerings for Fall 2003 and Spring 2004
Scottish Dream Tours
http://www.wildflowercottage.com
American
Tea Society.com
How to Enter the Tea
Business ...
TEA FOR PLEASURE AND
PROFIT CONFERENCE
November 7 - 9, 2003
in San Francisco, California
http://www.americanteasociety.com/events.shtml
JOIN US FOR TEA
Register to be a member
of THE AMERICAN TEA SOCIETY.
Be the first to receive
up to date tea news, newsletters, information
and ideas to make your
tea time the best time!
http://www.americanteasociety.com/membership.shtml
Tea - A Magazine has a
TEA School
Excerpt quoted from website
A two-day certification
course on many aspects of tea. Learn from distinguished leaders in the
tea industry. Founded by Pearl Dexter, editor of TEA A MAGAZINE® in
November of 1999, The TEA School™ was established to give people who are
in or entering into a tea business a firm foundation in the history, geography,
and cultivation/processing of tea. With mulitple tea tastings, it is our
goal that your palate will become more sophisticated and discerning. Our
wish is to pass on our pachado (passion for tea).
Find out latest course
information at
www.teamag.com/school.htm
Tea Time World Wide -
Upcoming
Tea Events - click on "events"
ClubTea - International
Tea Events
http://www.clubtea.com/teazine/teaevents.html
Exciting Events on the
Calendar for Tea Lovers
by Diana Rosen
http://www.sallys-place.com/beverages/tea/calendar.htm
Carnelian
Rose Tea
Tea Events | Tea Training-Seminar-Conference
| Tea Etiquette and Tea Parties
Ashley Place Gift Shop
& Tea Room
3875 Pearl Road ¤
Medina, Ohio 44256
Events Calendar
http://www.ashleyplacemedina.com/events.htm
Windsor
Tea Shop - Afternoon Tea Guest Speakers
www.windsorteashop.com/teaspeaker.htm
Afternoon teas begin
at 2:00 PM and are held at:
The Inn at Scituate Harbor,
7 Beaver Dam Road, Scituate Harbor, MA and
Two Lady's Cottage, 347
Washington Street, Norwell, MA.
The Stone House Tea Room
106 Loudoun St., SW *
Leesburg, VA 20175-2909
703.779.2933
Events
Calendar
The
Radnor Hotel
591 E. Lancaster Ave.
St. Davids, PA 19087
Phone: 800-537-3000
Afternoon
Tea Schedule/Events
Grand
Wisteria Plantation - Bed & Breakfast
Monthly
Tea Events Calendar
15380 Roosevelt Highway,
PO Box 397, Greenville, GA 30222
St. James Tea Room
The Rio Grande Plaza
901 Rio Grande N.W.
Albuquerque, N.M. 87104
Events
Calendar
Whispering
Heaven Tea Room
2306 Edgewater Drive,
Orlando, FL 32804
Themed
Tea Events Calendar
The Tea Room in Bend,
Oregon
Tea
Events
www.teaevents.com/
The Tea Train - click
on What's Happening "calendar"
2201 Ken Pratt Blvd.
#C
Longmont, Colorado 80501
Phone: (303) 651-1564
or (800) 655-1889
Email: info@teatrain.com
http://www.teatrain.com/
Serendipitea -
from sidebar menu Click
on "Magazine" then on "Events"
http://www.serendipitea.com/default.htm
*NOTE! beware this site
may "lock" you into its URL,
preventing you from using
your back key,
you can go to the
back key "down arrow"
(next to back key in
Internet Explorer tool bar) or/ just type in the URL to this page
http://teas2dine4.com/teabits.html
in the address bar.
(URL locking is common
amongst some sites - if it annoys you - write to site owners and let them
know!)
Teasource.com
Tea
Events & Tea Education
Penelope's
Tea Time
P. O. Box 2215
El Segundo, Ca 90245
Seminars
& Events
Tea Circle.com (Northern
California) - Events
Calendar
Tea
Cozy ~ Cooking Classes & News
79 Constance Drive, Manchester,
CT 06040
Subscribe to Tea Cozy
Cooking's mailing list and get the latest news about upcoming tea events,
cooking classes, tea presentations, speaking appearances and book signings.
Be among the first to know when my next cookbook, Baby Cakes - Miniature
Desserts from The Tea Cozy is available! It's free -- and as a "preferred
customer" you'll receive notice before the general public!
How to Enjoy London
Afternoon Teas | Tea
tradition, stronger than it ever was
www.howtoenjoy.co.uk/interests/afternoon_teas.htm
Over a Cuppa Tea Tours
www.exclusivejourneysllc.com/club.htm
The TeaHouse - Calendar
of Events
http://www.theteahouse.com/calendar.htm
Canadian Tea & Coffee
Expo - 2003
http://www.coffeeandbeverage.com/info.htm
Victorian Events Calendar
http://www.burrows.com/events.html
Penelope Carlevato -
"The Queen of Tea"
Author * Speaker * Business
Woman
Speaking events
Examples quoted from
website:
http://www.penelopesteatime.com/
Steeped in Tradition
Taking tea is a thoroughly
British tradition, but has spread to this side of the Atlantic! Whether
informal or formal, serving tea is the ultimate art of hospitality. Penelope
will share traditional tea menus, etiquette, proper preparation and even
some healthful benefits of tea. Delightful analogies of the mature Christian
"Teapot" pouring spritual encouragement into the "teacup" of a younger
life. A favorite at Mother-Daughter, Mother's Day, high school and mentoring
events. (30 to 45 min.)
Taking Tea
(Back to the Basics)
Elegant and beautiful,
a formal afternoon tea is filled with ritual, tradition and delicious food.
This 4 hour session includes: history of tea, making the proper cuppa,
tea sandwiches "101", and pairing your personality with your entertaining
style. Even if Martha Stewart isn't your "cup of tea", you can learn ways
that will be natural for you. Recipes, table setting tips, tea tasting,
invitations and tea themed parties are included in this interactive workshop.
A true "Hospitali-tea Seminar." Adapts well to holiday themes. Ideal for
retreats or workshops. (A 4 hour session, or can be broken down to 3 or
4 seperate sessions. Available for home groups of 10 or more.)
For inquiries or to book
Penelope for your group, contact:
Phone: 865-675-6622
Mail : PO Box 22518,
Knoxville, TN 37933
www.PenelopesTeaTime.com
email: teatime@eni.net
You may have missed the
Spring 2002, Bar Harbor,
Maine's TEA B&B Tour
But here is info so you
can phone for next years event and be ready to Tea!
Spring B&B Tea and
Tours - Tour Bar Harbor's finest Historic Inns and B&Bs.
Enjoy the varied architectures
and ambiances, tea time at the Inns, and, of course, meeting and chatting
with the Innkeepers (Primrose Inn 207-288-4031 or B&B Tea and Tours
)
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Related:
Open a Tea Room Business
/ Seminars
Links with information
Quoted from the Magnolia
& Ivy website:
Can’t make the conference?
Need additional materials
for staff training or a refresher?
This 11-tape cassette
kit was recorded from the June, 2000 session of
Open a Tearoom for Profit.
Topics include: Tea,
the main event; financing; marketing; food service;
retailing; merchandising;
customer service and personnel.
http://www.magnoliaivy.com/html/conference_tapes.html
On The
Teaparty Lady's website - Click on Opportuni-Teas
for information on The
Tea Party business for children, seminars and or materials.
Also see:
Tea Parties to Go
http://www.teapartiestogo.com/
and
My Dream party
http://www.mydreamparty.com/#1
or
Party Business Startup
http://www.partybusinessstartup.com/
On my website for Library
Staff - I have a page with resources for
those considering opening
their own business,
[some information is
obviously specific for library related skills]
You may some of the information
useful, if you truly are interested
in opening your own tea
related business.
The best you thing you
can do for yourself - is educate yourself
on the "details"
that need to be covered when considering
opening or operating
your own business, and do your homework
for the area you want
to operate in -
Questions to ask yourself:
Do they need your service,
Do they "want" your service?
Can you afford to "charge" the
prices, that you recieve
a profit from, Will your area be able,
to "pay" what you charge?
Can you weather "economic"
downturns in your area?
Do you have the time
and energy to put in long days
and evenings to get established?
Do you understand that
you won't make much money in the beginning?
How much can you afford
to lose - if you aren't successful?
You must have excellent
"people skills" to be in this type
of business (Tea Room
management or Tea Parties for children).
How are your skills with
dealing with all types of people,
from vendors, tradesmen,
customers (happy & dissatisfied)?
Ready to go ahead? Visit
some of the resources, attend one of the seminars -
Read, Learn, Ask Questions,
Buy Books to keep on hand for your own reference Library,
and Happy Teas to you
and Best of Luck on making your dreams a reali-tea!
http://librarysupportstaff.com/4homebiz.html
Interesting online article
Excerpt quoted from site:
The (Tea) Party's Just
Getting Started
Restaurants USA, January/February
2001
There's much more than
two for tea these days as the hot-tea trend
continues to gather steam
and brew up big sales for restaurants.
By Truly Herbert
Read the rest at:
www.restaurant.org/rusa/magArticle.cfm?ArticleID=23
**Related:
I have a page on LibrarySupportStaff.com
(one of my other websites) which has calendars or links
to resources on What
is being Observed, or Celebrated - this day, this week or month,
& what happened this
day in history.
(some events may be specific
to library folks) -
But I am sure you'll
find a reason for a Tea Celebration!
http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4observing.html
See too:
Reasons for Seasonal
Celebrations, Forming a Tea & Book Club
Tea Association USA - Symposium
Excerpt quoted
from website:
http://www.teausa.com/general/teasym/400c.cfm
Third International Scientific
Symposium on Tea and Human Health: Role of Flavonoids in the Diet
NEW STUDY PROVIDES EVIDENCE
THAT TEA CONSUMPTION REDUCES LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (“BAD” CHOLESTEROL)
LEVELS
Additional New Findings
Strengthen Link Between Tea and Decreased Risk of Certain Types of Cancer
WASHINGTON, DC, September
24, 2002 – Leading scientists from around the globe convened yesterday
in Washington, DC for the Third International Scientific Symposium on Tea
& Human Health: Role of Flavonoids in the Diet to review the latest
findings on the potential health benefits of tea, including new studies
on promoting heart health and reducing the risk for cancer. The latest
data provide further evidence of tea’s potential disease-fighting capabilities.
Major research developments since the Second Symposium on Tea & Human
Health, held in 1998, include new results that suggest:
· Tea may reduce
Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL, or “bad” cholesterol) levels by 10 percent
· Consumption
of as little as four cups of tea per day may contribute to cardiovascular
health by improving endothelial function, as seen in clinical
studies
· Tea may reduce
oxidative stress, as indicated by decreases in DNA damage in smokers
· Tea consumption
is linked with a 60 percent decrease in rectal cancer among women
Read complete information
at:
http://www.teausa.com/general/teasym/400c.cfm
A Review of Tea &
Coffee's
World Cup’s Tea Symposium
2001
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/0901/tea.htm
Check the Tea Institute
website for upcoming and past Symposium information
http://www.teainstitute.org/
See Tea&Coffee Event
Calendar
Note:
May 17 - 18 or May 31
- June 1 2003:
1st World Tea Festival,
Russia:
International Conference
“Tea Industry - 21st Century”.
International Scientific
Conference “Tea and Health - Traditions and New Approaches”.
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/1002/calendar.htm
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The Ten Commandments
of Tea
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Thou shall not call it brewed;
tea is steeped.
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Thou shall select water with
care. Avoid hard water or even a hint of chlorine.
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Thou shall respect tea; it
is all-natural.
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Thou shall understand the
three different types of tea: Green, Oolong, and Black.
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Thou shall sanitize equipment
before each run.
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Thou shall use Tea Essence
as a flavor supplement to help avoid the formation of unsightly sediment
in the container.
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Thou shall read the Templar
Tea Update.
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Thou shall be guilt free;
tea is healthful.
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Thou shall know how to spell
Polyphenol.
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Thou shall drink tea often.
http://www.templartea.com/10comm.htm
More Interesting Tea-rivia
Find Teabits of info on:
The
Tetley Tea Folks
and
The Tetley Tea
Song & Dance
Room puppets were
expensive toys
of feudal lords
and influential merchants
during the Edo period.
Read the remainder of
information at: The Puppet that serves tea
http://www.cjn.or.jp/karakuri/serve-tea-1.html
See more on Room Puppets
at:
http://www.cjn.or.jp/karakuri/index.html
Goblin Teasmade
Who needs an alarm clock
when you can have a teasmade? This plastic 1950s model might have been
the 'latest' gadget to have in the home, but it certaintly wasn't the most
efficient. As the boiling water was drawn up the pipe to the teapot, it
made an incredible clatter!
Read More on the "Teasmade"
at Teasmade.com
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You do WHAT with tea???
http://www.stashtea.com/ydwwtea.htm
Websites for Tea Lovers
Tea In the Parlor
http://www.teaintheparlour.com/
On Suite101
Note from Candie Yoder
A new category was just
added suite101.com
and it is the Tea Enthusiasts
Group
and I am honored to be
its editor.
I will be writing a new
article each week
on the topic "tea"
and it will posted to
the site each Friday.
My first article is currently
online
along with other tea
information
that I am accumulating.
I hope that you will
all come for a visit
and leave your comment
or question
to let me know you were
there!
www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/tea_enthusiasts
Candie Yoder, Suite101
Tea Enthusiasts Editor
September 19, 2001
Tea Seminar
Information quoted from
website:
http://www.takeexit33.com/websites/Tealuxe/bulletinboards/seminar/seminar.html
The Tealuxe Tea Knowledge
Seminar
There is no end to learning
about tea. Here, we provide for you a brief listing intended to teach you
the basics of tea knowledge. Keep in mind though, this type of information
is important, but it’s the personal experience of tasting and having tea
that is the most educational. Try many teas then supplement that knowledge
with this information.
Read Complete Information
at:
http://www.takeexit33.com/websites/Tealuxe/bulletinboards/seminar/seminar.html
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The word "Tea" In 27 Languages
French: thé (pron.
TAY)
Spanish: té (pron.
TAY)
Italian: tè (pron.
TAY)
Portugese: chá
(pron. SHA)
Romania: ceai, (pron.
CHAI?)
German: Tee (pron. TAY)
Dutch: thee (pron. TAY)
Swedish, Danish Norwegian:
te (pron. TAY)
Polish: herbata
Czech, Serb, Croatian,
Bosnian: Cay ("C" with a tiny v on top, and ay) (pron. chai)
Russian: Yau ("Y" with
a t in it, and AU) (pron. CHAI)
Hungarian: tea (pron.
TEYA)
Finnish: tee. (pron.
TAY)
Turkish: çay (pron.
CHAI)
Indonisia, Malay: teh,
(pron. TAY)
Esperanto: teo (pron.
TAYO )
Greek: tsa'i (pron. chai?)
Arabic: shaye.
Hebrew: teh (pron. TAY
)
Yiddish: tay (pron. TAY)
Japanese: o cha (pron.
O CHA)
Swahili: chai.
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From DYInet
Tea Tidbits
From "An Afternoon Tea"
Episode PAH-102
http://www4.diynet.com/DIY/article/0,2058,4881,00.html
Did you know?
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You can feed tea leaves to
your roses.
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Houseplants thrive on cold
tea.
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Tea with milk contains 19
calories.
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Tea with a teaspoon of sugar
contains 28 calories.
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The Irish drink the most
tea per capita in the world.
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Tradition says that the more
bubbles in your cup when pouring tea, the wealthier you will be.
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Tea helps circulation.
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Tea is a natural breath freshener.
-
Tea contains A, B, C and
D vitamins.
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It aids in digestion.
-
Its tannic acid counteracts
excess fats and oil intake.
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What "High Tea" really
is - Americans often confuse the terminology of Afternoon Tea & High
Tea
On High Tea
The English High Tea High
tea
was conceived in the
late nineteenth century
as the workingman's supper;
it is generally
a family meal served
early in the evening.
There is a widespread
misconception
that high tea means formal
tea,
but that is far from
the case;
the high tea is designed
to refuel
the body that has labored
long and hard
in sometimes less-than-agreeable
environments such as
coal mines or factories.
All of the foods to be
served are set
on the table right at
the beginning of the meal.
Typical fare includes
freshly
baked bread warm from
the oven
(Sally Lunn, hearty wheat,
oat or barley breads),
Rarebit (a savory cheese
dish served over toast),
Cornish pasties filled
with
meat and vegetables,
hot cross buns
, and all the sweeter
baked goods
the table can handle.
Some traditional high
tea sweets
include seed cake, shortbread,
crumbled cookies named
"Fat Rascals,"
and almond cakes known
as "Maids of Honor."
Irene's Tea - Tea
Terminology
Learn what a Cream tea
is, and other terms
http://www.irenes-teas.com/tea_terminology.htm
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Tea
- A Story of Serendipity
"America is unique in
its tea
consumption habits, the
Tea Council says,
in that approximately
40 billion
of the 50 billion cups
consumed
here each year are over
ice.
Iced tea debuted in 1904
at the
Louisiana State Purchase
Exposition in St. Louis, Mo.
According to the Tea
Council,
"The temperature was
soaring and the staff
in the Far East Tea House
couldn't get any fair-goers
to even look their way,
let alone sample their
tea.
So they poured the hot
tea
over ice cubes and the
drink quickly
became the exposition's
most popular beverage."
The tea bag was born
the same year
as iced tea, and its
arrival was equally
serendipitous. A Boston
tea merchant began sending
samples of tea in small
silk bags
for customers to try.
Eventually, the convenient
pre-measured
sacks came to dominate
the tea market."
Interested in reading
more..Read
Tea
- A Story of Serendipity
(Above lines Quoted from..FDA
Consumer Magazine c.1996)
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/296_tea.html
Tea Leaf Reading
is also known as
Tasseomancy, Tasseography
or Tea Cup Reading
How to tell your fortune
in tea leaves
http://www.vtek.chalmers.se/~v92tilma/tea/misc/fortune.html
The Art of Reading Tea
Leaves
http://members.aol.com/wazee17th/tasseo.htm
So you wanna read tea
leaves:
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/tealeaves/tealeaves.html
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Visit the Imperial Tea
Court Classroom to learn about Tea
http://www.imperialtea.com/Home/classroom/vclassroom.HTM
Learn about Tea Leaf
varieties
http://www.imperialtea.com/tea/TeaClassroom.html
Speaking of LEAVES:
Green tea leaves, which
preserve the green, fresh flavor, are the least processed of teas.
They are steamed or pan-fired
just long enough to halt active enzymes in the leaf.
Black teas are another
story. Here, the leaves are spread out and allowed to wither.
They are then rolled,
which bruises the leaves and causes them to release their characteristic
flavor.
The leaves are then allowed
to undergo fermentation, changing color from a
dull green to a coppery
red to a deep brown and then to a nearly black color.
The leaves are then fired
or dried in hot ovens.
Oolongs are the specialty
of mainland China and Taiwan.
Always made from whole
tea leaves, they're allowed to wither and then ferment.
After about 1 1/2 to
2 hours, the leaves are pan-fired to stop enzymatic action.
White tea, a rare variety,
is made from very small buds and leaves that are picked
in the early spring just
before they open.
They are withered to
allow the natural moisture to evaporate
and then dried, yielding
a very delicate, pale-colored tea.
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