"Derek" > wrote in message ...
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:42:23 GMT, Bluesea wrote:
>
> > "DPM" > wrote in message
news:jfgvd.3452$Zn6.2449@trnddc08...
> >>
> >> "Contrary to popular opinion, Orange Pekoe does not refer to a
particular
> >> flavor, or even to a specific variety or quality or tea.
> >
> > I fault Lipton for this rumor because I was under the same impression
while
> > growing up. My dad drank Lipton, which I never liked, and it wasn't
until I
> > started trying other teas, determined to stay away from the Orange Pekoe
> > that Lipton touted, that I learned the truth.
>
> What? You mean that it really wasn't supposed to taste like oranges to
> begin with? (Which would be the misconception I grew up with.)

LOL! And, I like oranges which made the whole thing that much more puzzling.
I figured it was the Pekoe that was ruining it.

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~~Bluesea~~who tried and tried and TRIED to like Lipton!
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