I just wanted to refresh this thread. Since we talked about tea, and how to make a good pot of tea I am enjoying my cups of tea even more, and when I make it and drink it I think of this discussion and the Mudcatters here on this thread. So, in a way it's like having tea with you all in cyberspace.

Also, I don't know what happened about the Mudcat Cookbook but it's obvious to me that we have to include a section on tea making: proper methods, what not to do, fun methods e.g. SunTea, recommended or not recommended varieties and brands including the love-it-or-hate it type like Earl Grey, recipes like Iced Tea, Sweet Tea, etc.

And another thought has struck me (ducking quickly for cover): coffee drinkers at work seem to drag themselves to the coffee pot for another fix, as if it were an addiction which drags their health in a downward direction, but tea drinkers seem to want tea because it is refreshing.

How's that for a controversial statement? I could be way off here and I am open to discussion. Any thoughts?

Helen