Peppermint or Mentha Piperita is this month's choice for our Tea Tasters. We think of peppermint as a herbal infusion or tisane, a word of Greek origin meaning infusion of herbal plants, as opposed to the black, green, or white teas. It's a naturally derived hybrid of water mint (Mentha Aquatica) and green mint (Mentha Spicata). We know that Peppermint was used by the ancient Egyptians, as dried leaves have been found inside pyramids dating back to 1000BC, but it was perhaps the ancient Greeks who first made note of Mentha, with a story routed in Greek mythology..... Hades, the Greek God of the Underworld, fell in love with a beautiful river spirit girl called Minthe. Not surprisingly, this upset his wife. Hades tried to soothe the quarrel, with the result that the unfortunate girl was changed into a beautiful plant called Minthe. One of the first European records of peppermint was that of English Botanist John Ray in 1696 and is later noted in Linnaeus's "Species Plantarum" in 1753. It's first commercial growing is traced to 1851, in Mitcham, England, where "Mitcham Mint" is mentioned for having been grown there for at least 100 years as a medicinal plant.
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Book 01 - Chapter 1 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
Book 1: Chapter 1 - The Grand Hall. Classic Literature VideoBook with synchronized text, interactive transcript, and closed captions in multiple languages. Audio courtesy of Librivox. Read by Mark Nelson. Playlist for The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo: www.youtube.com
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Saturday, December 10, 2011
Tea Drinker
Me showing you the sheer amount of tea I drink. My Twitter: twitter.com My Vyou (for questions or comments you want a video answer to): vyou.com
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Twinings English Breakfast Tea Keurig K-Cups, 100 Count
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Twinings English Breakfast Tea was originally blended to complement the traditional, hearty English Breakfast, from which its name derives. The refreshing and invigorating flavor makes English Breakfast one of the of the most popular black teas to drink at any time or occasion, not just for breakfast. English Breakfast can be enjoyed with or without milk, sweetened or unsweetened - the choice is yours. Each of the four boxes come packed with 25 K-Cups that can be used with any style or model of Keurig brewing machines.
The Keurig single-cup brewing system uses a special packaging for coffee, tea and hot cocoa called K-Cup portion packs or "K-Cups". Each K-Cup is an airtight, mini-brewer that locks out oxygen, light, moisture and humidity while locking in freshness and flavor. Simply insert the no mess K-Cup into the brewer and hit the brew button for a fresh-brewed, perfect cup of coffee or tea in under a minute.
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