I’ve found Cream of Earl Grey to be extremely temperamental. Don’t follow the brewing instructions, this tea needs to be lightly steeped for just 2 minutes and 30 seconds, and it’s completely divine even without milk and sugar. I need to set a timer with this guy, and as soon as that 2 1/2 minutes are up, I take it out regardless of how I’m feeling it might taste, and it always comes out great. It’s become my morning routine to brew this tea and do a 2 minute clean up while it steeps (I always think of Loonette and her Ten Second Tidy on the Big Comfy Couch).
I’ve been drinking it straight, just because I feel that adding sugar or milk to tea can quickly turn a good habit into a bad one. But this morning I had it with milk and some agave, and it was just blissful. Sometimes, you need to indulge yourself!
Yes, I had a very bad first impression of this tea, but God only knows how long I had steeped it for. With a little TLC, this tea can go a long way :-)
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Definitely feel the same about this tea! A short steep is absolutely required, or it starts to lose the creaminess/become bitter, which makes it no longer so tasty sans milk/sweetener.
Also, curse you for mentioning the Big Comfy Couch! For some completely random reason, a couple days ago I had the theme song to that show stuck in my head on repeat… and now it’s back. “Lunette and Molly, a clown and her dolly, on the big, comfy, couch”. Uggghhh!!
there is lots to doodle do.. now it’s in my head too!
HAHA!!! I love it. When I was writing that, I was thinking that everyone would think I was crazy and wonder what I was talking about. Turns out, I’m completely sane (this round)! I loved that show.
Also Krystaleyn, I’m so happy to have found the secret to this tea :-D liking teas you never thought you did is just as good as finding new ones you love!
PS Daisy, you rhyme!
oh myyy gaaah it IS a rhyme!
Definitely feel the same about this tea! A short steep is absolutely required, or it starts to lose the creaminess/become bitter, which makes it no longer so tasty sans milk/sweetener.
Also, curse you for mentioning the Big Comfy Couch! For some completely random reason, a couple days ago I had the theme song to that show stuck in my head on repeat… and now it’s back. “Lunette and Molly, a clown and her dolly, on the big, comfy, couch”. Uggghhh!!
there is lots to doodle do.. now it’s in my head too!
HAHA!!! I love it. When I was writing that, I was thinking that everyone would think I was crazy and wonder what I was talking about. Turns out, I’m completely sane (this round)! I loved that show.
Also Krystaleyn, I’m so happy to have found the secret to this tea :-D liking teas you never thought you did is just as good as finding new ones you love!
PS Daisy, you rhyme!
oh myyy gaaah it IS a rhyme!