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"Mike Petro" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:05:39 -0600, (Tom Koeppl)
> cast caution to the wind and posted:
>
> > earl grey tea has bergamot in it. what is it ? where does it come
> >from.? why was it used?
> >does it have other uses? history? a recent post stated that very hot
> >water ruins the bergamot taste. Is this true.?

>
> Here is a quote from
>
http://www.foodreference.com/html/fbergamotorange.html
>
> "Oil of bergamot is extracted from the peel of the bergamot orange
> (Citrus bergamia or Citrus aurantium bergamia), a small pear shaped
> sour orange which is cultivated today mostly in southern Italy."
>
> As for very hot water ruining the taste, I have not experienced that
> myself but I will do some experimentation with lower temps. I have
> traditionally always use boiling water with what I thought were good
> results.
>
> Here are some history links.
> http://www.secretkingdom.com/folklore.asp?ID=5
> http://www.barrys-tea.com/articles/e...y_history.html
> http://www.twinings.com/en_int/histo...on/moretea.asp
>
> This site has information, reviews, and ratings of most of the
> commercially available blends. http://www.concentric.net/~Dusted/ Its
> a great place to start organizing an Earl Grey Taste Test. I am
> partial towards the Eastern Shore brand myself.


Kewl links.

Since I've discovered that I don't cotton to Earl Grey teas with other than
a China black or green tea base, I've eliminated sampling those made w/
Ceylon and Assam 'cause I already know that I'd rather pour them down the
drain.

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