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Scotland is well known for its Pyramids, in fact in West Lothian we have quite a few, although I admit they are really called “bings” a result from coal and shale mining, but along the M8 there are art projects including pyramids to brighten up the journey between Edinburgh and Glasgow! Seriously though I’m taking about Scottish Blend pyramid tea bags made especially for soft Scottish water.
Serious tea drinkers will know that the same tea bag or leaves tastes differently depending on the area and type of water. I used to love to get home after holidays for a decent cup of tea!
I stopped drinking tea with caffeine a couple of years ago but have started to have the odd cup of tea instead of my usual fruit infusions. And as I filled up the Tea caddy with bags I thought I must tell people what Scottish blend is like.
My box has on average 160 pyramid shaped tea bags and that is equivalent to 500grams. The box is mainly blue with a lovely green leaf from the Tea bush in one corner and two mugs standing on a “table” made from the two t’s in Scottish – very clever art work! On one side it tells the buyer that it is no ordinary tea as it was the first to be blended for the soft Scottish water to give a perfect brew. On the other side I can see they say that tea is a great source of fluid and counts towards the 6 – 8 cups of water needed every day. I have read articles saying too much tea is bad because of the caffeine and I was advised at the hospital to cut out caffeine, but according to Unilever/Brooke Bond it is relatively low in tea, half as much as coffee, and 6 cups a day do not show adverse effects on the body. Plus Scottish blend contains antioxidants which are good for you, called flavonoids in tea.
On the base of the box are the nutritional tables and 100 ml of tea with no milk is equal to 1 calorie. A cup of 170ml with 30ml of semi skimmed milk has 14 calories.
Tea bags should be stored in a cool, dry place and should be used before the best before date on the packet. I suggest you should check when buying and buy a box size you can use within those dates. The bags are made from fine soft paper with lots of holes to allow the water to infuse with tea. To make a cup of tea boil freshly drawn water – I think this is important as if you keep boiling a kettle over and over again the water will not taste the same. If using a teapot warm the pot first, add the tea bag or bags and sufficient water for the number of cups needed. I find one tea bag with make 2 mugs of tea easily, but some people like it really strong and may need two bags. I have also made what I call tinkers tea, by popping a bag into a mug and adding water, I used to do this at work as we didn’t have a teapot! The teabag can easily be removed once the tea is strong enough.
The taste I find is a fresh tasting cup of tea, I prefer it with milk although have drunk it black and with lemon, and it works well all ways.
Advantages to people living in Scotland are a good tea bag to suit the water, and no messy tea leaves to cope with. Currently costing £3.77 in Tesco for 160 teabags and £4.89 for 240, so you can make 2 mugs of tea for 2p plus milk if required, a bargain in this current climate and it’s good for you!
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That was news to me - I had no idea that such a thing as a Scottish blend existed - you've made me yearn to return to Scotland to see those pyramids now too - don't think that they were there the last time I travelled the M8! Richard. xxx
obscuredbykep 09.10.2009 15:54
Sounds good. Couldn't live without my daily cups of Tea!!
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