The Tea Scoop

Recently on the English Tea Blog...

I've written about various accessories one can use to steep tea and teas to accompany your Thanksgiving meal.

I encourage you to go read, of course!

The Many Faces of Tea

I'm endlessly fascinated by all the different ways that people think of to drink their tea, and how these tastes become embedded in culture.  I wrote an article about these preferences that was published on the blog of the English Tea Store (same ownership as the English Tea Blog). 

An Appeal for Teatime

I'm a big believer in afternoon tea, although not quite yet a dedicated practitioner.  Read about it over on the English Tea Blog.

Over at the English Tea Blog, I wrote an article about growing your own tea garden.  Have you ever grown your own herbs for herbal tea, or even tried your hand at Camellia Sinensis?

The British East India Company

In case you don't follow the English Tea Blog, I recently wrote two articles for those folks about the history of the British East India Company as it related to tea. It was a two part article, which you can read here and here. Tea and the fate of the company were inextricably intertwined. 

Just a note, the East India Trading Company in Pirates of the Caribbean was a fictional company loosely based on the actual company.  Read the Wikipedia article about the fictional company for more information. 

The Silver Lining

Over at the English Tea Blog, I have an article about using the recession to our advantage through iced tea. Check it out!