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A refreshing iced tea made with Pomegranate-Blackberry Tea infused with fresh blackberries and pear juice. This Pomegranate-Blackberry Pear tea will be sure to please your guests.

These Earl Grey Tea cookies will be delightful at your next get-together. These cookies are deceptively simple and very light and tasty. They are sure to be a crowd-pleaser.

A fun and entertaining part idea is to host a Mad Hatter themed Tea Party. You can sent out invitations shaped like a teacup and include a teabag in the envelope. Tell your guests not to be late for a very important date, just like the White Rabbit. Have party guests wear the craziest hats they can find.. The party decorations can be inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

Tea is rumored to have first been discovered by the Emperor of China in 2737 BC, while boiling water in the shade of a tree. A light breeze caused some leaves to fall into the water, which the emperor tasted and found to be delicious. Since then it has traveled the world conquering the thirsts of virtually every country on the planet.

Green tea has always been, and remains today, the most popular type of tea from China where most historians and botanists believe the tea-plant originated throughout all of Asia. Why is this so? Perhaps because green tea not only captures the taste, aroma and color of spring, but delivers this delightful bouquet along with the highest concentration of beneficial phytonutrients and the least caffeine of all the teas. Not only is it the most popular it is also considered the tea with the most health benefits.

Steeping the perfect cup of tea is an art. With proper technique you can bring out all of the subtleties and flavors of the tea. If you want to drink a perfect cup of tea, let’s go through the steps you need to get there.

Firstly, water is the most vital part of the brewing process, start with cool well oxygenated water, and avoid using tap water as the minerals will change the flavor of the tea. Second you want to bring this water to just a boil, never over-boil or it loses most of its oxygen which plays an important part in enhancing your tea’s flavor. Never pour the boiling water directly over the tea leaves or it will burn the delicate leaves of teas such as white or green.