Tea Trivia part 2

Forgot to clean your teeth? Tea contains flouride. It has been suggested that 1.5 cups of Black Tea or 1 cup of Green Tea, consumed daily, contains enough flouride to reduce tooth decay.

The Life of Tea
Black Teas, if properly stored, may retain their flavour for up to 2 years from the time it was picked. Green Teas are unfermented and are best consumed within 6 months.
   
Can you Believe this...

It was the year 1744 in Scotland. There was a proposal to lock up tea drinkers in jail. People in various parishes and towns started to think that tea caused certain illnesses and wanted to seperate those that drank tea from everyone else.

As an aside for this story- The people of England, at this exact same time, were embracing tea as a national drink for everyone.

Iced Tea in a Can

Canned Ice Tea was introduced to the USA in the 1990's. Iced Tea is the no. 1 selling beverage in the USA today. Its' popularity is steadily rising worldwide.

Iced Tea began at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St Loius, USA in 1904. Richard Blechynden, a Britain, working in Calcutta, held a booth at this Expo to show Americans the 'proper' way to make tea. The weather at this time in St Loius was hot and humid and each day visitors would by-pass his stand in favour of those vendors selling cool refreshments.

Finally, in desperation, Richard filled tall glasses to the brim with ice and then added his hot tea. Iced Tea was a big hit then and there. His customers found it to be a cool and refreshing drink. Iced Tea became one of the most popular drinks at the Expo.

How much Tea can a Tea Plucker pluck?

Tea bushes are plucked every week or fortnight during the growing season. The top two freshly grown young leaves and buds, otherwise known as tips, make the best tea. (and the most expensive)  A 'tea-plucker' can pluck 35kg of leaves per day which equates to 3,500 cups of tea.  N.B. 'Tea-Plucker' is a real term given to people employed to hand pick or pluck the leaves from the tea bushes.
The Tea Rose

The term Tea Rose was originally the name for a rose whose perfume closely resembled that of the aroma of tea.

Tea in an Instant

Instant Tea mix (a water soluble tea) was first introduced in 1956 by Nestle Company & Standards Brands.

Tea Leaf Reading

Tea leaf Reading is also known as Tasseography. By studying the various 'symbols' or patterns left in your tea cup by the tea leaves, your fortune may be forecast. Tea Leaf Reading is actually illegal to practice in many states of Australia.

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