[Shaunc]

Originally Posted by norseman

Shaunc, looks like tea was a late-comer to Britain. But I think, in context, "tea" could mean any herbal brew perhaps.

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/tea-in-britain.htm

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Thanks Norseman. Tea is also popular in Australia as it was originally a British colony. One of our native trees here melaleuca is also known as tea tree. Because of a shortage of tea our first arrivals used melaleuca leaves instead. It also has a lot of other properties.