Do you put cream in tea?

I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in
England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of folks put
cream and sugar in their tea there, some didn't. I did at first, but then
learned to like it straight (maybe because it was more like ice tea)- I
tended to like Earl Grey and Lapsong Soochong.

I mostly drink green and Oolong teas now but when I drink black tea I
usually don't put anything in it.

Now days tea has alot of touted health benefits (amazingly enough, when I
was younger it was said to be "bad for you"), which probably has kept my tea
drinking at a steady pace (hey, if it's good for you and doesn't taste
bad... why not? Some days I might drink 5-8 cups of tea). Apparrently,
adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.

"magnulus" writes:

Do you put cream in tea?

Only if it's really dreadful tea.

/Lew
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Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

"magnulus" writes:

Do you put cream in tea?

Only if it's really dreadful tea.

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

Use milk in tea- not cream. Cream is too heavy and destroys the delicate
flavor. Cream gets used in coffee, not tea.

Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
healthier that way.

"magnulus" wrote in message
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Do you put cream in tea?

I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in
England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of folks put
cream and sugar in their tea there, some didn't. I did at first, but then
learned to like it straight (maybe because it was more like ice tea)- I
tended to like Earl Grey and Lapsong Soochong.

I mostly drink green and Oolong teas now but when I drink black tea I
usually don't put anything in it.

Now days tea has alot of touted health benefits (amazingly enough, when
I
was younger it was said to be "bad for you"), which probably has kept my
tea
drinking at a steady pace (hey, if it's good for you and doesn't taste
bad... why not? Some days I might drink 5-8 cups of tea). Apparrently,
adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.

Use milk in tea- not cream. Cream is too heavy and destroys the delicate
flavor. Cream gets used in coffee, not tea.

Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
healthier that way.

"magnulus" wrote in message
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Do you put cream in tea?

I grew up on iced tea and didn't drink hot tea until after living in
England in the late 80's for a few years growing up. Lots of folks put
cream and sugar in their tea there, some didn't. I did at first, but then
learned to like it straight (maybe because it was more like ice tea)- I
tended to like Earl Grey and Lapsong Soochong.

I mostly drink green and Oolong teas now but when I drink black tea I
usually don't put anything in it.

Now days tea has alot of touted health benefits (amazingly enough, when
I
was younger it was said to be "bad for you"), which probably has kept my
tea
drinking at a steady pace (hey, if it's good for you and doesn't taste
bad... why not? Some days I might drink 5-8 cups of tea). Apparrently,
adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.

Lewis Perin wrote:

"magnulus" writes:

Do you put cream in tea?

Only if it's really dreadful tea.

My brother's wife took an especially long time to deliver her baby, and
so while biding my time in the waiting room, I drank up my supply of tea
from a thermos brought from home. Lipton tea bags water from the
hospital cafeteria were my only option. Some of those thimble-size,
single-serve half-and-halfs with the paper lids were available for the
taking, so I pocketed some of those too. Turns out, milk tea prepared
with Lipton and half-and-half was surprisingly satisfying -- so much so
that I carried around a little stash of these things throughout my
visit. Highly recommended for drinking during the severe midwest
winters.

--crymad

Lewis Perin wrote:

"magnulus" writes:

Do you put cream in tea?

Only if it's really dreadful tea.

My brother's wife took an especially long time to deliver her baby, and
so while biding my time in the waiting room, I drank up my supply of tea
from a thermos brought from home. Lipton tea bags water from the
hospital cafeteria were my only option. Some of those thimble-size,
single-serve half-and-halfs with the paper lids were available for the
taking, so I pocketed some of those too. Turns out, milk tea prepared
with Lipton and half-and-half was surprisingly satisfying -- so much so
that I carried around a little stash of these things throughout my
visit. Highly recommended for drinking during the severe midwest
winters.

--crymad

I love sugar- but green tea tastes delish without. so do most Japanese teas
and quite a Chinese greens.
when it comes to doing a proper British tea time, though, I agree. Bring on
the sugar!
wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:21:01 GMT, "Tea" wrote:

Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
healthier that way.

Absolutely NEVER! ! ! I've never met a cup, pot, or pitcher of tea, hot or
iced
that couldn't use a dose of 100 % REAL PURE CANE SUGAR!

Healthy /dev/null

If I die from what ever I am going to die happy. Bring on the SUGAR!

I love sugar- but green tea tastes delish without. so do most Japanese teas
and quite a Chinese greens.
when it comes to doing a proper British tea time, though, I agree. Bring on
the sugar!
wrote in message
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:21:01 GMT, "Tea" wrote:

Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
healthier that way.

Absolutely NEVER! ! ! I've never met a cup, pot, or pitcher of tea, hot or
iced
that couldn't use a dose of 100 % REAL PURE CANE SUGAR!

Healthy /dev/null

If I die from what ever I am going to die happy. Bring on the SUGAR!

wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:39:20 GMT, "Tea" wrote:

I love sugar- but green tea tastes delish without. so do most Japanese
teas
and quite a Chinese greens.
when it comes to doing a proper British tea time, though, I agree. Bring
on
the sugar!

I don't care for green tea at all, so thats not a problem.

The japanese tea(s) I only run into when going to those "hibachi" style
restaurants, and its drinkable without sugar, but not my most desired way
to
drink tea.

Perhaps not- but if you are drinking tea in Japanese restaurants, there's a
good chance you're drinking green tea. All green tea isn't green in color.
At didsfferent times of the year, I drink different kinds of tea. I prefer
greens in the spring and midwinter. Chinese blacks I can drink all year
round, but they have to be hot and milky in winter.

wrote in message
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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:39:20 GMT, "Tea" wrote:

I love sugar- but green tea tastes delish without. so do most Japanese
teas
and quite a Chinese greens.
when it comes to doing a proper British tea time, though, I agree. Bring
on
the sugar!

I don't care for green tea at all, so thats not a problem.

The japanese tea(s) I only run into when going to those "hibachi" style
restaurants, and its drinkable without sugar, but not my most desired way
to
drink tea.

Perhaps not- but if you are drinking tea in Japanese restaurants, there's a
good chance you're drinking green tea. All green tea isn't green in color.
At didsfferent times of the year, I drink different kinds of tea. I prefer
greens in the spring and midwinter. Chinese blacks I can drink all year
round, but they have to be hot and milky in winter.

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:47:25 -0400, magnulus wrote:

Do you put cream in tea?


If tea is healthy, and milk is healthy, how can the combination of the two
be unhealthy?
I use normal milk (3.5% fat) for strong Assams to take the bitter edge and
leave the pungency. I once heard that milk precipitates the tannic acid,
may be a myth.
Oolongs and greens are always pure.

JB

JB writes:

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 09:47:25 -0400, magnulus wrote:

Do you put cream in tea?


If tea is healthy, and milk is healthy, how can the combination of the two
be unhealthy?

Not that I think milky tea will kill you, but the way you reached your
conclusion seems a bit shaky. Think, for example, of binary chemical
weapons:

http://www.mitretek.org/home.nsf/hom...aryChemWeapons

/Lew
---
Lew Perin /
http://www.panix.com/~perin/babelcarp.html

wrote:
On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:21:01 GMT, "Tea" wrote:


Better yet, learn which teas you can enjoy without milk or sugar. It's
healthier that way.


Absolutely NEVER! ! ! I've never met a cup, pot, or pitcher of tea, hot or iced
that couldn't use a dose of 100 % REAL PURE CANE SUGAR!

Healthy /dev/null

LOL, I feel that way about honey. Not any honey, but nice, fresh, local
locust honey OR *tupelo* honey from Florida, very, very mild (especially
the locust (black locust tree) honey and perfect for tea. Just a drop or
two, I have yet to find a tea it doesn't compliment.

Catrin

"magnulus" wrote in message ...
Do you put cream in tea?

Cream very seldom. In fact, only if I have to, like with traditional
Eastfresean tea ;-).

With milk of course. If it tastes nice, I do it. So, always with
Assam, sometimes with Keemun ... and with all those grocery store
stuff (PG Tips, which I kinda like from time to time, don't know why),
as well as all barely drinkable teas.

[...]

Apparrently,
adding milk/cream to tea reduces the health benefits from what I've read.

Well, personally, I do not belive in health any longer ;-)


Dieter