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Latest Tea & Health News
Anti-Cancer Compound in Green Tea Identified ( Reuters - by Patricia Reaney )
Black tea consumption may lower bad cholesterol levels and could one day be used to help reduce the chance of heart disease for those at risk, U.S. researchers said Tuesday. ( MSNBC ) |
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Anna, the Duchess of Bedford, created the afternoon tea over a century ago. Dinner was not served until 8:30 PM and Anna would get a "sinking feeling" late in the afternoon. She decided it would be nice to have a cup of tea with some cookies or cake, and she served her lady friends when they came to visit. Today, many enjoy the daily ritual of afternoon tea. It can be informal and cozy or formal and elegant. The way you serve depends on the number of guests and the location. Both Informal Afternoon Tea and Formal Afternoon Tea is usually served between 2 P.M. and 5 P.M. High Tea, by the way, is not a "fancy" tea as thought by many people. It is called the "working man's supper" because it is served later in the working day, and usually includes meat or a hot dish. |
R.C. Bigelow, Inc. has produced quality teas since 1945. Based in Fairfield, CT, the company takes pride in its family heritage and its successful growth into one of the nation's leading producers of specialty tea. Today, in addition to its flagship Constant Comment Tea, Bigelow Tea offers a wide variety of gourmet teas, everything from black tea, flavored tea, green tea, herbal tea, decaffeinated tea, iced tea, and loose tea, along with tea gift baskets, tea chests and tea accessories. Buy tea online at Bigelow Tea. Read more »
The Bigelow Tea Company is owned and managed by the Bigelow Family who approach the manufacture of Bigelow teas with the same enthusiasm Ruth Campbell Bigelow possessed more than 60 years ago.
The History of Tea:
Tea is consumed by more health-conscious people and in greater quantity than any beverage except water. Tea is made with tea leaves from the Camillia Sinensis plant which is an evergreen related to the camellia and indigenous to Assam India and also parts of China and Japan. The lanceolate tea leaves are dark green with cream-colored fragrant blossoms. Tea flavor optimization is helped by volatile oils, its stimulating properties to caffeine and its astringency to the tannin content. The largest tea grower in the world is China. Tea requires a protected habitat in a warm climate with much rainfall in order to grow.
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