#tea brewing

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Tea Magick (TBC)

Stir clockwise to bring positivity and then counter-clockwise to repel negativity. the tap cup 3 times to seal intent.

Green - energy, immunity, cleanse, memory

Peppermint - decongestant, clarity, stomach ache, divination, stress, dreams

Chamomile - anxiety, stress, sleep, dreams, money, gut-health, headaches

Hibiscus - blood pressure, love, harmony, anti-inflammatory

Black - strength, repel negativity, energy, heart health, digestion

Ginger - nausea, stomach ache, menstrual pain, money

White - cleansing, protection, antioxidant

Cinnamon - cold relief, anti-inflammatory, metabolism, dreams, psychic

Matcha - mental clarity, detox, protection

Chai - calming, energy, digestion, nausea, pain

Lavender - dreams, psychic, calming, cramps, headaches

Lemon Balm - Dreams, cleansing, anxiety, sleep

Goldenrod - divination

Mulberry - divination

Rosemary - protection, memory, headaches

Juniper - protection

Lemon - protection

Basil - money

Marigold - psychic

Bay-leaf - psychic

Dandelion - cleansing

Thyme - cleansing, psychic

Saffron - positivity, happiness

Turmeric - arthritis, cancer, ibs, alzheimers

Mushroom - healing, aging, cancer

Rose - dreams, psychic

Mugwort - dreams

Jasmine - dreams

Clove - psychic

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Holiday Gift Guide Set for The Sims 2

These are medium poly. Set contains a new functional fondue pot, a functional tea brewer, a functional small stovetop, a functional radio and a candle.

DOWNLOAD HERE

To make the Fondue Pot work correctly you need some files from HERE. Those files are the ones shown in this picture:

To make the Tea Brewer work you need the tea cup from HERE.

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[meeshnut]

🍃 2017 White Dew White

AKA BIG LEEFS

100°c ~20s

Will probably up steep time as I go since I enjoy over-brewing my white teas when they can handle it!

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Hello!

Today is my first time properly making tea, and we have some strong Indian black tea on our menu!

How to make it!

Boil some good ol' water and warm up your tea pot with it!

You need one teaspoon of tea for one cup

Brew it with water that's at 95° celsius/205° fahrenheit. Let it sit for 5 minutes and enjoy!

If you want to make it iced and sweet, make sure to prepare some simple syrup! You can either buy it or make it yourself, it's not hard :)

That's all for today, thank you for coming to hear about my tea, have a wonderful time of the day!

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4 kinds of teas

Im currently reading the book "Herbal Tea Magic for the Modern Witch. A Practical Guide to Healing Herbs, Tea Leaf Reading and Botanical Spells" by Elsie Wild.

I thought i would share what Wild wrote on tea, spices & herbs, their magical and medical benefits and their warnings.

these entries in this post are from Chapter 2, pages 15-18. i'll make a seperate post or few for more entries!

Teas

While there are hundreds of different kinds of tea in the world, there are four main types of tea: black, green, oolong and white.

Black tea

One of the most versatile teas, black tea is a more oxidised version of green tea, with a stronger flavour and more caffeine (though much less than a cup of coffee). Because of its full flavour, black tea acts as a great base for most tea blends and potions. Black tea originated in China in the seventeenth century when the Chinese started fermenting tea leaves to extend their storage life. Black tea came to Europe in the eighteenth century, charming the British aristocracy and eventually all of England. Black tea is the main ingredient in classic tea blends such as English breakfast tea and Earl Grey tea.

Magical Properties: Strength, stability, endings, finished business, expelling negative energy, energy boost, courage, mental clarity, grounding, cleansing. Associated with the earth element and winter.

Health Properties: Boosts metabolism, boosts immunity, relieves stress, improves bone health, eases asthma, kills bacteria, lowers cholesterol, lowers risk of diabetes, increases energy, decreases digestive activity.

Medical Warnings: Pregnant people should not drink more than two cups of black tea a day

Different Types: English breakfast, Earl Grey, Chai, Assam, Darjeeling.

Brewing tip: For the best taste, brew black tea in about 180-210f (thats 82.2-98.8c) water and let it steep for four to eight minutes, depending on the blend.

Green Tea

A staple for any tea lover, green tea is made from the unoxidized leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. It's called green tea because the leaves are harvested when they are slightly withered and immediately cooked before they can oxidize, thus keeping their green colouring. Camellia sinensis leaves for green tea are harvested three times a year to get the highest quality. Green tea was initially used for medical purposes to treat a range of illnesses. For many decades, green tea was a symbol of status and wealth due to its cost and lengthy preparation time. But today green tea can be enjoyed by anyone. Matcha, green tea's popular cousin, is made from the ground powder of shade-grown green tea leaves, which is whisked together with hot water in a ceramic bowl. Macha was originally used in traditional japanese tea ceremonies but is now popular everywhere.

Magical Properties: Healing, love, mindfulness, passion, cleansing, regulating energy, wealth. Associated with the fire element and spring.

Health Properties: Boosts metabolism, improves brain function, supports sexual health, supports heart health, rich in antioxidants. Could also increase longevity.

Medical Warnings: None.

Different Types: Chunmee green tea, gunpowder green tea, jasmine green tea and matcha.

Brewing Tip: Green tea tastes best when brewed at a mild water temperature (about 180f (which is 82.2c)) and steeped for about three minutes. Water that is too hot could make the tea bitter.

Oolong Tea

While black, green and white tea are easily recognisable to most people, oolong tends to throw people off. Sure, you've heard of it, but what is it? Oolong is a semi-oxidized tea made from the leaves of the camellia sinensis plant. The amount of time the tea is oxidised varies, which makes each oolong flavour unique. Oolong tea gets its name from two Chinese words meaning "black dragon", a reference to the way the leaves are rolled into curly shapes resembling dragons.

Magical Properties: Wisdom, beaty, emotional balance and connection, romance, friendship, serenity, divination, reflection. Associated with the water element and autumn.

Health Properties: Lowers blood pressure, improves sleep, improves gut health, increases bone density, prevents tooth decay. Increases alertness and improves your mood.

Medical Warnings: None.

Brewing Tip: Oolong tastes best when its brewed at a water temp of 185-206f (85-96.9c) and steeped for around four minutes. Oolong tea actually tastes better the more you re-steep it.

White Tea

A highly delicate tea made from the unopened buds of the camellia sinensis plant, white tea is produced with minimal processing during a short harvesting season, creating its unique floral flavour and its expensive price tag. White tea, which originated in the Fujian Province of China during the sixteenth century, has become popular for its taste, health benefits and magical properties.

Magical Properties: Purification, protection, clarity, realization, meditation, cleansing, psychic abilities, youth, blessings, new beginnings, happiness, wisdom. Associated with the air element summer and moon magic.

Health Properties: reduces risk of heart disease, lowers insulin resistance, protects against osteoporosis, helps skin damage, reduces risk of cancer, rich in antioxidants.

Medical Warnings: None.

Different types: Silver Needle (BaiHao YinZhen), White Peony (Bai Mu Dan), Tribute Eyebrow (Gong Mei), Long Life Eyebrow (Shou Mei).

Brewing Tip: Because of its delicate nature, white tea should be made with 175-85f (79.4-85c) water and steeped for one to three minutes maximum or it will turn bitter.

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Sorry for the post being so long, unfortunately the next posts might be longer ^^;

If you'd like to see the next post when it comes out you can follow my blog and/or the tag #Herbal Facts with Koi (wip name)

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Jasmine dragon pearls

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Today I made

Lavender Orange Biscuits and an Ice Tea Blend

Biscuit Recipe

Standard Bisquick Mix with 2 tbsp butter diced and kneaded into dough.

2 parts vanilla sugar

2 parts lavender

1 part sweet orange rind

1 dried ginger

A generous drizzle of honey

Knead into the dough to incorporate. Mesure out into 1/2 palm-sized balls. Indent balls and scoop 1 tsp into the indent.

Changes

Next time I would add more butter.

I would also want to steep the lavender, sweet orange, and ginger in warm milk before separating and mixing them into the dough.

I also would want to add an extra tsp of honey onto the top.

Iced Tea

I used the Looney Tea by Cara McGee as a base (a little over 4 parts)

added 1.5 parts of Pineapple Kona Pop by Teavana

added 1 part lavender

And 1 part Russian Earl Gray tea.

Pored over ice and steeped for 25 min

Changes

I mostly would just cut the Russian Earl Gray. It's overly artificially bergamoty, giving it an (as my partner put it) overly soapy taste.

I also would ass some more dried mango, but I would need to source that.

I would also add more lavender.

Eventually, I would like to use tea and ingredients that aren't all varying ages of old, but we work with what we got.

Overall thoughts

I loved the biscuits; they almost turned out more like a scone-biscuit hybrid. I think more butter and kneading would bridge that gap.

The tea is fine. Overall it's more of a hibiscus earl gray. But I needed a cold caffeine to beat the heat so, job done.

It was nice to get back into baking and tea. It's been so long since I have had the energy.

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TEA BREWING IS A FUCKING ADVENTURE

So I've started brewing tea recently right? Like loose leaf and herbal teas, I even got a special electric kettle with temperature control (it lights up different RGB colors at different temperatures which makes my autistic brain so happy) and let me tell you it's really something else. The teas, the fucking teas, I don't know how to describe it. For my first few days I was fucking up and not using enough leafs but when I started doing it right, it tasted so good. And teas do so many fucking things. Hibiscus tea is so good for overall health and can help prevent kidney stones like what the fuck that's so cool. It also tastes like a gay person walks (fruity). It's genuinely so fun and makes me go feral because it's the closest I will ever have to brewing potions. But let me fucking tell you. One cup of tea on its own with no little snack or food is a fucking challenge. There's a reason that you see tea parties shown in media with little biscuits and cake and that's because it's fucking impossible to just glug a whole cup of tea down without it unless you're a tea crazed goblin who can do that somehow. If you're thinking of getting into tea brewing fucking do it it's so much fun.

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pls reblog for better results

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My duck tea infuser

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Had the last of my Bai Mu Dan white tea the other day, I had been putting off drinking it because the place I order it from is out :(

It was a lovely tea, light floral with notes of hay and sugar, and I was able to get lots of re-infusions out of a single brew!

[meeshnut]

A friend regifted some bagged tea that he and his partner did not like. It’s a Yuzu Green Tea.

When I tried it I disregarded the package instructions and brewed it at 80°C until the color looked right.

This is the second steep, which hit this color almost immediately after finishing the pour.

Pretty good!

[teatimetech]

Chai on the Go: How Chime Makes Life Easier, One Sip at a Time

Gone are the days of sacrificing your beloved chai ritual on the altar of busy lives and frantic schedules. Introducing Chime, the innovative chai brewing system that proves you can have your perfectly spiced cup and race out the door too.