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Post by suzanne on Aug 23, 2007 6:24:37 GMT -7
Hi Chris (Rdy...) The photos of Boston you posted in reply to Charles show it is a beautiful city with a mixture of old and new. Are there 'Tea Parties' still held there?!!!! Leslie Leslie, Well, you know, we had that one tea party a while back but learned that dumping chests of tea into the dirty water of Boston Harbor did not result in a tasty drink. ;D I think we've improved our tea parties since then. Although like everywhere else, we've become fully Starbucked, so it's mainly coffee around here. Besides, as Americans, I don't think we'd know how to make real tea that would be up to your standards ;D ;D ;D
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Post by suzanne on Aug 23, 2007 6:28:43 GMT -7
The most amazing for me where the headquarters of the Christian Science Church with the reflecting pool. It was just so strange Christian science church is not th same as scientology. They have an interesting newspaper "Christian Science Monitor" but I was unaware of their... financial situation which seems to be excellent since they can afford headquarters in the middle of Boston: www.theinsider.com/Boston/attractions/2christi.htmThe Christian Science church is one of many curious religious groups taht sprung up in New England in the 19th century. Their church there downtown is indeed a lovely building and the reflecting pool is a popular meeting place. Another interesting thing there is the Mapparium, a huge glass globe of the world you can enter. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapparium
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Post by leslie on Aug 23, 2007 6:55:53 GMT -7
Suzanne I'll let you into my little secret about how I make my two cups of tea a day - I really hate the stuff.
In a mug/beaker or the like pour in Irish Whiskey to the level of the horizontal thickness of your thumb
Put in 4 teaspoonfuls of runny honey
Put in a teabag
Pour in boiling (not just boiled as per American) water to about an inch from the top of the beaker
Stir the mixture vigorously
With a teaspoon extract the teabag and squeeze it so that the remaining tea mixture goes back into the beaker (I just use my fingers!)
Put in a smallish amount of milk
Taste it - if you can still taste tea, add more whiskey and a little more boiling water.
Drink
Would you go along with that?
Leslie
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Post by rdywenur on Aug 23, 2007 9:49:44 GMT -7
Becareful with the Starbucks. I just heard on the news that a worker at Starbucks just wound up in the hospital from doing 9 shot of Expresso. I did not think one could wind up in a hospital from drinking too much coffee. I better ween myself off my coffee fixes. Leslie.....a proper Englishman does not use a teabag I thought. After adding whiskey who cares. I recently purchased a teamaker with a built in infuser and it makes a huge difference in taste. (I just open my teabags and dump it into the infuser) Perfect for a spot of tea. www.qvc.com/ item # K6810 (enter in search box) can't get the url to bring you there directly
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Post by bescheid on Aug 23, 2007 12:46:35 GMT -7
Leslie
I think perhaps we learnt to make our tea from you guys, for your method is our same. Exception though, I do not squeeze the tea bags, for they are very hot........And with out the Whiskey. But, with as you do, milk. Tea in after noon. Mornings, it is strong coffee to get the motor operating.
Although, it has been some bit of time since, but, on the occasion whilst on boat/ship at sea, and hit by one of those d----n rain squalls, a large coffee with a slosh of what ever {Whiskey/Cognac} burns out the cold.
Charles
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Post by leslie on Aug 23, 2007 13:39:06 GMT -7
Charles If you like whisky, try it as I describe with a mug of tea - perhaps not as much, or more if you want. Irish whiskey because it is rougher and has more bite than a smooth, wonderful Scottish whisky. I think you'll find it improves the taste - and if you like honey, but usually take sugar, replace the sugar with honey - better taste and not bad for you! Leslie
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Post by bescheid on Aug 23, 2007 17:05:54 GMT -7
Charles If you like whisky, try it as I describe with a mug of tea - perhaps not as much, or more if you want. Irish whiskey because it is rougher and has more bite than a smooth, wonderful Scottish whisky. I think you'll find it improves the taste - and if you like honey, but usually take sugar, replace the sugar with honey - better taste and not bad for you! Leslie It is as you say Leslie, whisky is good in tea!! I actually do not eat sweets or use sugar, but honey sounds good!! I was trying to remember the Scotch both in Germany and Canada, Ardbeg, J&B come to mind, and Cutty Shark. There are some very suprizing types of Canadian whisky that are very tasty. Canadian Club, Seagrams VO, and even the cheaper brands have good flavour. I am not an expert of whisky or an alcoholic, I just like the taste. The use of a inter-mix of different flavours makes me sick, so I drink it straight in as much as Vodka in a glass. Charles
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Post by rdywenur on Aug 23, 2007 17:27:33 GMT -7
Reminds me of a drink..."hot toddy" only it is hot milk, honey and whiskey and you drink it when you don't feel good or to get the chill out of your bones.
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Post by Jaga on Aug 23, 2007 19:01:12 GMT -7
Today we saw Science museum, Ducks tours - interesting combination of city tour and river tour and the Children museum. Children museum was definitively the most difficult for me to stand since all the kids just scream and run like crazy. Also science museum is children-friendly but a bit more organized. we took subway everywhere and it was very convenient. Bostonians are very nice people even in the subway they seem to treat mothers with kids really nice - let us sit etc...
Yesterday was really cold here in Boston (I would never expect such a cold weather!), but today it was warmer although cloudy.
I hear lots of foreign languages in Boston, especially many French and lots of Asians.
They seem to have their own pecularities. For instance in Idaho Falls when we go to the restaurants Ela always gets kids menu without asking, here we always have to ask for kids menu, otherwise nobody would give it to Ela. The postcards are very expensive in Boston, I am not sure why, even in San Francisco they were dirty cheap.
But, I do not see that many homeless people here like in California. I still remember when we lived in the hotel in the SF center... I was awaken at night by two beggers who had a party on the street near the hotel eating food from the dumpsters. Here you do not see such poverty at all! Life looks much more like in Europe, the townhouses are like in Paris.
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Post by bescheid on Aug 23, 2007 19:26:23 GMT -7
Thank you Jaga for your very thoughtful description of your Boston travell. I am not suprized with the absense of vagarants on the streets, most possible the cooler climate keeps them off the common street. I was curious if of a strong French Canadian presence in Boston. By the photos Chris provided, there were contributors with French names. You are becoming an established world traveller! Keep up the good work!! Charles
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Post by suzanne on Aug 24, 2007 10:50:13 GMT -7
Suzanne I'll let you into my little secret about how I make my two cups of tea a day - I really hate the stuff. In a mug/beaker or the like pour in Irish Whiskey to the level of the horizontal thickness of your thumb Put in 4 teaspoonfuls of runny honey Put in a teabag Pour in boiling (not just boiled as per American) water to about an inch from the top of the beaker Stir the mixture vigorously With a teaspoon extract the teabag and squeeze it so that the remaining tea mixture goes back into the beaker (I just use my fingers!) Put in a smallish amount of milk Taste it - if you can still taste tea, add more whiskey and a little more boiling water. Drink Would you go along with that? Leslie Oh yes, I would very much go along with that - sounds like the perfect drink for a cold night
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Post by suzanne on Aug 24, 2007 10:53:15 GMT -7
I was curious if of a strong French Canadian presence in Boston. By the photos Chris provided, there were contributors with French names. Charles Charles, French surnames are pretty common all throughout New England: Levasseur, Lavallee, Lariviere, Bonhomme, Beauvais.... Especially in northern New England (Maine, northern Vermont) which is right on the border with the French-speaking parts of Canada.
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Post by bescheid on Aug 24, 2007 11:57:05 GMT -7
I was curious if of a strong French Canadian presence in Boston. By the photos Chris provided, there were contributors with French names. Charles Charles, French surnames are pretty common all throughout New England: Levasseur, Lavallee, Lariviere, Bonhomme, Beauvais.... Especially in northern New England (Maine, northern Vermont) which is right on the border with the French-speaking parts of Canada. Thank you Suzanne It makes good sense as you have explained. It would so seem the French from their colonial times, have spread a very visible link back to France within our known world.
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Post by kaima on Aug 24, 2007 12:08:33 GMT -7
I have heard of Irish coffee, but this is a new idea for English tea ... rather nice, but it seems boiling water would wreak havoc with alcohol... Kai the Tea-Tester, not the TeeTotaler Suzanne I'll let you into my little secret about how I make my two cups of tea a day - I really hate the stuff. In a mug/beaker or the like pour in Irish Whiskey to the level of the horizontal thickness of your thumb Put in 4 teaspoonfuls of runny honey Put in a teabag Pour in boiling (not just boiled as per American) water to about an inch from the top of the beaker Stir the mixture vigorously With a teaspoon extract the teabag and squeeze it so that the remaining tea mixture goes back into the beaker (I just use my fingers!) Put in a smallish amount of milk Taste it - if you can still taste tea, add more whiskey and a little more boiling water. Drink Would you go along with that? Leslie Oh yes, I would very much go along with that - sounds like the perfect drink for a cold night
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Post by leslie on Aug 24, 2007 12:34:10 GMT -7
Kai That's why I suggested you find your own balance between whiskey, boiling water, milk, and honey - they can all be varied to taste (and effects?!) Leslie
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