I grew up drinking tea using Lipton instant tea bags and mostly only when I was sick. That all changed when I was in high school. My best girlfriend's mother was English. I so enjoyed the time spent with Sue and her family. Imagine my surprise when visiting one day when Sue's mom put water in a kettle and brewed her tea using REAL English tea leaves. And the best part was when she added sugar and cream. I was in heaven. Never before and since have I had such tasty tea. It is a memory forever frozen in time. I need to take the time to brew a cup of tea and try to capture that moment again. Do you have a special moment that you would like to share?
I did not know I liked hot tea until a blogger sent me a box of Yorkshire teabags...that was the beginning of my obsession...LOL!
ReplyDeleteNow my favorite is Earl Grey! And I've collected all kinds of tea items now too! ;D
I grew up drinking tea.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother used to give me a cup of milky tea and fresh bread and sugar at "the crack of dawn" when I stayed with her as a child or we'd set off on cross country trips and "boil the billy" ( make a fire and boil water in an old tin can ) along the roadside. Lovely memories.
Thanks for stirring them up ( the memories I mean!)
I have just been visiting your blog posts and I have the same shelf and I posted about it today! i see you are from Pa. too! I live in Wilkes Barre about 2 hours from you!!
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