Comments on: Tea Tips & Tea Essence Recipes http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/ Creative Homemaking Ideas & Household Tips Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lenora http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-61675 Lenora Sat, 09 May 2009 04:36:22 +0000 http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-61675 The church ladies at the Anglican church in Canmore use this method for large crowds. (Annual teas, dinners, quilt shows etc.) very handy! I have tried to actually freeze the concentrate in the deep freezer and then used it to make regular tea or iced tea...works fine actually. (I'm a big fan of English style brewing) True Russian teas tend to be very "smokey" and robust so they were often made strong with hot water available on the side for those that preferred it diluted a bit and served with lemon. The church ladies at the Anglican church in Canmore use this method for large crowds. (Annual teas, dinners, quilt shows etc.) very handy! I have tried to actually freeze the concentrate in the deep freezer and then used it to make regular tea or iced tea…works fine actually. (I’m a big fan of English style brewing)

True Russian teas tend to be very “smokey” and robust so they were often made strong with hot water available on the side for those that preferred it diluted a bit and served with lemon.

]]> By: Lisa http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-59472 Lisa Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:22:48 +0000 http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-59472 I remember reading that this concentrated tea is sometimes used when pouring tea for a crowd. The hostess can keep a kettle of water hot, and dilute the strong base brew for each cup of tea. Also, I believe that this is what is used in Russian samovar tea services. The samovar keeps the water hot, which is dispensed from the spigot and used to dilute the steeped tea concentrate which is in a teapot that is part of the samovar service. I remember reading that this concentrated tea is sometimes used when pouring tea for a crowd. The hostess can keep a kettle of water hot, and dilute the strong base brew for each cup of tea.

Also, I believe that this is what is used in Russian samovar tea services. The samovar keeps the water hot, which is dispensed from the spigot and used to dilute the steeped tea concentrate which is in a teapot that is part of the samovar service.

]]> By: TipNut http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-2101 TipNut Fri, 11 May 2007 07:46:17 +0000 http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-2101 That's something I never thought of or realized, thanks for sharing that info Rachel :). That’s something I never thought of or realized, thanks for sharing that info Rachel :) .

]]> By: rachel b http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-2070 rachel b Thu, 10 May 2007 14:58:19 +0000 http://tipnut.com/tea-essence-recipes/#comment-2070 i can tell you one reason for tea essence. orthodox jews, who don't cook on the sabbath, consider steeping a tea bag in water to be cooking. therefore, they make tea essence ahead of time, and add hot water to it on the sabbath to be able to drink hot tea! i can tell you one reason for tea essence. orthodox jews, who don’t cook on the sabbath, consider steeping a tea bag in water to be cooking. therefore, they make tea essence ahead of time, and add hot water to it on the sabbath to be able to drink hot tea!

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