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Derek
 
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While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Volfie "Scary
Poppins" Jackson rolled initiative and posted the following:

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> "Derek" > wrote in message
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>> While intrepidly exploring rec.food.drink.tea, Volfie "Scary
>> Poppins" Jackson rolled initiative and posted the following:
>>
>> > I just bought the most marvelous little tea tool from Cargo
>> > and James! http://www.cargoandjames.com/ It a metal sipping
>> > device that has a flat but round mesh end in that goes in the
>> > cup and it allows you to use loose tea leaves in your cup
>> > without swallowing them when you sip your tea. (Not that I
>> > mind tea leaves occasionally but this is just fun.) Now some
>> > of you probably already knew that things like this existed
>> > but I sure didn't and I've been drinking loose tea since I
>> > was a few years old. Are there any other nifty tea tools out
>> > there I should know about? I want to own them all!
>> >
>> > Giselle (having fun with my new tea-tasting experiments)

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>> What you are describing (and from visiting the site) is a Mate
>> Bombilla. It is used with Yerba Mate and a gourd - a South
>> American "thing."
>>
>> Basically, the gourd is filled with Mate, possibly some sugar,
>> and hot water. The bombilla is used to drink from the gourd,
>> which is often refilled so multiple steeps are common.
>>
>> It's also often a communal experience, with one gourd and
>> bombilla being passed around.
>>
>> --
>> Derek

>
> Ah, yes, I remember it did come with a name but it didn't mean
> anything to me. Now, just like Paul Harvey, I know the rest of
> the story. Thanks.
>
> Now what is "Mate"?
>
> Giselle (my family loves the bombilla, too, and will be getting
> them for stocking stuffers next Xmas)


Yerba Mate (pronounced "yerba mahtay") is a medicinal and cultural
drink of ancient origins. Introduced to the world by the Guarani
Indians of South America, Mate contains ingredients that help keep
its drinkers healthy and energetic.

More than a drink, Yerba Mate has become a cultural phenomenon
throughout South America. Its benefits are obvious. In Buenos
Aires, where people carry their Mate with them throughout the day,
the site of an obese person is rare. Click on the menu items to
the left to find out if Mate could be for you.

From: http://www.noborders.net/mate/

--
Derek

It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a
warning to others.