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i would not give guests earl grey , russian caravan, or lapsang souchoung - these are usually very strongly scented- lightly fermented oolong-ali shan from the Fragrant leaf or Upton Tea first flush darjeeling- from Kyela Teas jasmine pearls -Imperial Tea Court, Upton a Korean winter green tea from Shan Shui teas- a Puehr from Silk Road Teas- there is not much of a storage problem I would also keep 1-3 different types of tisanes mint/chamomile/lemon verbena,etc. rooibos chamomile is not a tea-it is an herb brewed in water- a tisane same for rooibis Joanne

It is not a good idea to freeze tea- It would be better to purchase sample size tea which are offered on most sites- www.uptontea.com www.specialteas.com www.thefragrantlleaf.com www.imperialtea.com www.tentea.com just a few sites that offer sample sizes not the sampler sets but teas in 5-15 grams Imperial Tea Court has excellent cannisters for tea storage-$2 for small and $2.50 for larger one-I have found that they have one the best selections of chinese tea related items. joanne

i purchased a cuisinart icecream/ sorbet maker and i am looking for new recipes- i looked at the old thread and would like to begin another- i have made chocolate sorbet and coconut sorbet with success.

i would like to attend- joanne

another good supplier of this type of tea is shan shui tea- your pix of tea and jenaer tea cup are beautiful- i have several jenaer products- joanne

Carswell- I think you will enjoy Camellia Sinensis- I would also suggest trying to attend the tea tasting sponsored by kyela teas- I am going to try to attend-I llive in New Jersey and will drive up for a four day week end. Joanne

I went for dinner early this evening and had the panfried fish- It was excellent-as pointed out by others the sauce is a bit sweet- I will definitely go back and try some other dishes.

This is a copy of a post I received on another list- Last year I went to the the tasting and had a great time- If anyone is interesting in carpooling please e-mail me- Dear All, due to popular demand we have decided to reschedule this years Spring Tasting for Thursday 10th June to give our out of town visitors a little more time to get here. A Tasting of Asia's Finest Spring Teas, Darjeeling's from Kevin Gascoyne of Kyela Teas Highland Oolongs of Taiwan from Hugo Americi and Chinese and Japanese Green and White teas from Jasmin Desharnais. All three buyers have just arrived from their regions of specialisation and will be giving a public tasting at the Camellia Sinensis Tea House in Montreal on Thursday June 10th. Reservation required, tickets are CAN$20, kg@darjeelingtea.net for information or reservation. Hope to see you there. Kevin. www.kyelateas.com www.darjeelingtea.net

i was shopping at fairway on may 2 and asked where the new fairway was going to be and the response was i do not know-

I also resort to the hot water dispenser from spring water cooler- i use loose tea and have success in making my tea. the water is not boiling-which is good for most types of tea- joanne

what types of suggestions would you like? i used to drink 3-4 cups of coffee a day- now i drink primarily tea with an ocassional cup of coffee- why not try different types of teas-oolong instead of black,etc. or brewing your tea without a teabag-loose tea,water and teapot -

Tea and Sympathy 108-110 Greenwich Avenue NY,NY 1-212-989-9735 I am not sure the British Tea Shoppe is still open in Ridgewood Joanne

Frank's Waterside in North Bergen on River Road- I was there last week for cocktails-great view

I wasn't at the Take Me 2 Tea-in Vegas. Did you have a good time? Which workshops did you attend? Did you take pictures? Were there lots of samples? Joanne

If you go to their website, they have a listing of their workshop dates- there is also restaurant called hangawi which is also vegetarian and associated with them. Franchia is the teahouse. There are many interesting teahouses in NYC- Wild Lily-East and West Tea and Sympathy Ito En Takeshyiama Big Apple Tea Joanne

The seders of my childhood in the '50's and early 60's included both my mother's and father's families; my mother's side of the family always ate the plain hard boiled eggs, and my father's side of the family always ate what we called "egg water," which sounds like what bloviatrix describes. I always thought it not only sounded disgusting, but tasted awful as well. I haven't thought about it in years, but appreciate the memory of it now. I do not serve egg water at our seders. I also have to say that for some of the kids at the seder, the plain hard boiled egg is the favorite food. chacque a son gout- i enjoy the hard boiled eggs, water and lots of pepper- it must be an old Polish tradition- even my mother in law from Big Poland made it- it is very traditional ashkenaski tradition

I attended 1 1/2 hour workshop on Korean tea ceremony with 4 other members of yahoo group teamail- I can only speak for myself-I had a good time- Before the workshop I had vegetarian lunch for $9.95 Also before workshop we exchanged some tea samples. The workshop was $20 and after the workshop you receive a gift bag with personal teacup and a sample of their wild green korean tea. Joanne Franchi 12 Park Avenue(35-36 St.) NY,NY www.franchia.com

Capital Teas at 3196 Yonge Street sells good tea and may also have bubble tea- There is interesting article on bubble tea in March 2004 Fresh Cup magazine- www.freshcup.com You may also want to check yahoo group teamail-frequently asked questions-or post there your question there as well- Joanne

it is a great experiience- worth the money- there is also takeshyama 0n fifth avenue- i enjoy tea in at franchia on 32nd and park avenue(green teas from korea) joanne

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== This is a response from a friend- Joanne AFAIK Kyela Teas is still in business but of course since I am not affiliated with them I cannot guarantee it. Any customer having trouble should contact Kyela direct. Kevin Gascoyne, the proprietor of Kyela Teas (it's essentially a one-person operation in Canada) travels to Darjeeling every year to sample the first flushes and buy teas direct from the gardens. It is possible that he is in Darjeeling at this time. It is possible that last year's teas are no longer available and customers may have to wait until he returns with this season's new flushes, usually end of April or beginning of May. Either or both of these might explain why orders are not being shipped. (I don't know who maintains the Kyela website nor how up to date it is.) Normally the teas are worth the wait :-). But if someone has been charged for an order via the website and not received it then it is a problem. Anyone who is interested and cannot reach Kyela might want to give a call to the tea shop Camellia Sinensis in Montreal (they have a website at http://www.camellia-sinensis.com/). The last I heard they were selling Kyela Teas and might have current information. CS has a workshop scheduled with Kevin Gascoyne posted on their website for May 9; I don't know if this is current (for this year). You might also be able to order tea from CS. (A caveat that it would be helpful to speak French or Quebecois if you call. ;-) Remember if you contact CS that AFAIK they are a separate business entity from Kyela Teas. == Joanne, I usually try to contact Kevin towards the end of April and will do so again this year. If you'd like I can let you know what he says when I hear back.

I have ordered several times from them with no problems- they have excellent darjeeling teas- have you tried contacting www.camellia-senensis.com in montreal? they are connected with each other-if you still have problems let me know- joanne

there are many herbs and edible flowers that grow well in northern new jersey- parsley, lemon balm. lemon verbena,chervil, sage,thyme, oregano, basil(all types), rosemary, scented geraniums, nasturiums, lavender-the list goes on- in the spring and summer i have a beautiful-albeit small herb garden- there are many online online sources as wll as local nurseries.- joanne

what other teas do you enjoy? do you know what type of tea is in sainsbury red label?

www.uptontea.com www.specialteas.com www.rishi-tea.com www.sensationalteas.com you can also check the frequently asked questions at rec.food.drink.tea newsgroup- joanne