Who here thinks green Tea is extremely calming

[Spiritlite]

lately I've been on a black tea fix :)
Spiritlite.

I used to drink that but had to stop a few years ago because it was too strong for my stomach (I had a burning feeling in it)...so switched to herbal, 'red', tulsi, green tea and white teas...and so far - so good.

[Spiritlite]

Kapitan I grew up on black tea...made with milk and sugar...yummy :)
Spiritlite.

Ah...I don't like milk at all in tea. Give it to me straight with or without a sweetener. To me milk in tea is like ice cubes in wine...kills the flavor (waters it down).

[Spiritlite]

lol Kapitan most people agree with you...but remember I grew up in another culture where that is how it is made.
Spiritlite.

[Silver]

Tea, and tea kettles. I've got to get me a new one because the whistler stopped working and I've boiled away all the water or almost all of it at least 3 times in the past week or so.. Argh! Idk what happened, it USED to whistle when it was ready! I wish I knew how to fix it, it's a nice one.

Recently, I've been big into getting some coffee with flavored creamers and making a cup of green tea (various flavors of it) my recent favorite is Bigelow's Constant Comment which they now have in Green Tea mode. So good to just add the tea into my coffee and it cuts down on the caffeine. Doesn't taste any different, maybe a lighter flavor than straight coffee. I Love it!

{anyone know what the hecks' wrong with my tea kettle?!)

[Adrienne]

Silvergirl, did I read correctly ? You add Green Tea to your coffee ?

Doesn't that kind of neutralize the effects of both the caffeine in the coffee for the " kick start " and the " calming effect " of the Green Tea ? so where does that leave one ? lost in space ?

Dream Angel xx

[Silver]

Originally Posted by Dream Angel

Silvergirl, did I read correctly ? You add Green Tea to your coffee ?

Doesn't that kind of neutralize the effects of both the caffeine in the coffee for the " kick start " and the " calming effect " of the Green Tea ? so where does that leave one ? lost in space ?

Dream Angel xx

Uh, I'm already lost in space!

I went to a 7-11 store and they had a pot of fresh greentea along with all their coffees, which I normally get. I said to myself, self, if I add about half green tea, then the rest coffee and my creamers, it will help cut back on the caffeine consumption. That in itself is calming. I thought of it as the best of both worlds! No? Coffee and the tea both have good things in them, right? Idk, Dream Angel, Idk~*

Re SpiritLite: Yep I know. The folks on the one vintage living forum that I rarely visit were talking about tea (a proper British brew) and one of the members stated that I should at least have either the cream or sugar in. But the thing is...I don't drink black tea and typically green and white teas you don't put milk in. Besides the caf. in black tea is a bit much for me anyway (although I know I can get it in de-caf mode). So that put me out of the 'tea crowd' over on that forum...*laughs*

Response to SilverGirl: Green Tea in Coffee? That sounds like the time I was drinking a Starbucks Vanilla Coffee (in the little jug) because I was craving real coffee, but at the same time was drinking a Sobe 'Calm-o-mile' drink with Chamomile and Lemon Balm extracts... (Actually the caf. in the coffee didn't really bother me but I think that was because there was more to just the coffee, sweetener, and cream in it...there was the flavoring, etc. But who knows really...)

[Silver]

The Sobe Calm-O-Mile sounds nice with the Lemon and all.

So, nobody knows how to fix a tea kettle?
Well, it's a good excuse to go shopping anyway!