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I am addicted to tea, but I don't drink it during the summer. I know, I know, there are many that will tell you - particularly in England, I bet - that drinking tea year round is not only the right way to do it, but really the only civilzed thing to do. I hear that, but it's just too hot and humid for me here in Massachusetts during the months of June, July, and August to drink anything hot. I also think it's a bit of defiance: I truly hate summer (no joke), and when fall rolls around I truly get a lot happier, so I think that I stop drinking tea not just because it's too hot to drink it in the summer, but also because I want to have something that, for me, marks the beginning of cooler temps.
And now that week has come! Starting September 1, I'm going to start drinking tea again. Sure, summer is not "officially" over yet, but Labor Day always marks the end of the summer for me. Besides, while it's not cold yet, there's been a definite shift in the temperature here. Not nearly as humid. You can feel it in the air. So, tea is back for me.
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8-31-2006 @2:33PM Bonnie said... I just made myself my first cup of tea since May! I agree with you about summer. All that light cooking and "refreshing" stuff has overstayed it's welcome, as far as I'm concerned. Bring on the baking, the stews, the pork roasts!
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8-30-2006 @4:22PM Sharon said... Good Lord, it's called iced tea and it is consumed year round! Especially when it's hot outside. Get a clue.
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8-30-2006 @4:21PM BobMac said... I don't drink hot during the summer either. During the winter, however, my wife and I enjoy a pot of decaf or herbal tea almost every night. The weather hasn't chilled enough here in the Napa Valley to make the switch, but fall's a-comin'.
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8-30-2006 @5:08PM janet said... Hey, has anyone heard of Wu-long tea as an aide in weight loss. If yes does it work?
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8-31-2006 @10:09AM RWD fan said... Thankfully I work in IT and the server rooms, as well as my office, are kept unbearably cool. While the computers and network equipment really prefer these conditions I end up going from mid to high 60˚F, 60% humidity indoors, to 90˚, 90% humidity outdoors, regularly throughout the day. The indoor temps make drinking tea year-round pleasant. I keep a Philips cordless electric tea kettle on the desk and enjoy 2-3 cups a day.
I'd love to see more about tea here on Slashfood. I got hooked on Typhoo when I lived in Santa Barbara, where it was available at a number of shops, but now that I'm in Wilmington, NC I'm having a hard time locating a local retailer. I can get PG Tips at one store in town, but it's a bit of a drive. That leaves (no pun intended) me with drinking Tazo or Twinnings. Any suggestions for good dark liquoring teas that aren't too flavored with non-tea ingredients?
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8-31-2006 @10:51AM deez said... It's official: No one gives a sh*t!
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9-01-2006 @7:33PM suburban misfit said... Being the daughter of a good Southern woman, I can make a damned good pitcher of iced tea. I drink it in the winter as well. It's all I had while I was growing up.
I love a nice cup of hot tea in the winter, but I couldn't survive the summer without my iced "sweet tea".
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9-12-2006 @9:50PM RT said... I live down in the gulf region of Texas where it's hot and humid nine to ten moths out the year and I drink hot tea and ice tea all year long. Tea has lots of good health benefits, plus most can easily be switched from hot to cold. I'm currently obsessed with peach flavored white tea, which tastes good both ways. Nothing beats cold brewed peach iced tea though.
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