In praise of tea...

Went off tea when it made me sick when pregnant. DS is 47 now and I have never drunk tea since, just tastes horrible to me know. Drink only 2 cups of coffee a day now.

All my life I've enjoyed a cup of Yorkshire Tea, with a dash of milk.
Then about seven years ago a friend introduced me to Red Bush. I liked it almost immediately and soon found that I no longer enjoyed ordinary tea.
Even the smell of tea is unpleasant to me now. I don't understand why this happened. Was it caused by the change of drink or did my taste buds change? The advantage of Red Bush is that it is naturally decaffeinated. It tastes good with or without milk.

GagaJo

Why did you go off tea, do you know, GSM?

Strangely, it seems to stem from when my Mum died. I would always have tea and homemade cake when I popped in to see her. Odd, isn’t? A little ritual that came to a sudden and unexpected end 23 years ago on 4 March.

My parents were always trying to be one better, but the tea we drank was always working class. Milk in first and well steeped in the pot.

I don't like Earl Grey or anything messed with like that. However, living in Germany, I have learned to drink various infusions on different occasions. I have also been known to order green tea after dinner.

The only place you can get a decent cup of tea here is in an Indian restaurant and we don't have any of those for miles. And don't talk to me about hotels! There are usually several teas on offer for breakfast but they all taste like dishwater.

I also love my cups of tea first thing in the morning. OH always brings me up a tray with a proper teapot so I can have 2 cups whilst I sit in bed, catch up with the news and currently look at some recipe based Instagram. I always enjoy my afternoon cup of tea too, usually around 16.00 after giving the dog a quick trot in readiness for his supper. These times are like little landmarks in my day, just ordinary builder's tea with milk and no sugar.

Coffee only for me to thee days tea actually makes me nauseous. I always drank it black with a little sugar but not at all now.

I also like coffee but it is more of a snack than a drink. Whereas tea is akin to water for me. Weird that it can settle my stomach when I feel sick, with all that tannin, but it does.

I love my first cuppa in the
Morning and that 4pm pick me up.
I take Yorkshire tea to Greece /

Ooh yes, GagaJo - the drink of champions, for sure.

I loved getting tea as a gift in China. I also like good quality Chinese green tea, loose leaved, with the leaves left in the cup. Not the green tea we get here though mostly.

It's weird how our tea is such a good present to take to folks abroad. It's always well received. Loads of gift boxes of tea in airport duty free lounges and in the ferry shops.

Why did you go off tea, do you know, GSM?

I don’t like tea now. I used to drink it all the time. Coffee only these days.

*nauseous