Tasting notes on: Lyons Gold Blend Tea in Pyramid Bags
kahunaac...@yahoo.com
(as will close Labour Day, FYI) is that of Irish on Grand, a St. Paul
shop specialist in Irish imports and sundries.
Whilst there on Saturday, 26 August, your correspondent had opportunity
to purchase a box (80 bag size) of Lyons Gold Blend Tea in the Pyramid
Bags (cf. Brooke Bond PG Tips), inherently for a trial of "The Perfect
Tea" (as Lyons' slogan puts it).
And I recently had a trial TWICE(!!) of cuppas of the aforementioned
Lyons Gold Blend. I will admit that Lyons Gold Blend certainly
qualifies in this respect, even with addition of a blend of sugar and
aspertame to sweeten.
The taste is robust and rich, and will certainly satisfy anyone's need
for a right proper Irish cuppa. Especially with the likes of biscotti
or even McVitie's Original Digestive Biscuits (and I would recommend
the latter as an ideal accompaiment).
Especially noteworthy is the Pyramid Bags now used with Lyons Gold
Blend (I understand that PG Tips also employs the new teabag design);
from what I understand, the pyramid shape is designed to allow more
room for the old chai to brew up, thereby extracting more tea flavour.
Especially so when you use a large mug, as I do regularly for tea. (The
lack of tags is also a good plus, espcially recommended for such as
prefer to do the old brewup in a microwave.)
I would also like to enquire if the Pyramid Bags could actually
revolutionise bagged tea, as much as Lipton's "flo-through" bags did in
the 1960's (the which have since become something of an industry
standard for more plebian brands of tea, with noteworthy exceptions
such as the round bags used by Tetley's in England and South African
brand Joko; a few other brands still use flat teabags, Davidson's among
them).
All in all, Lyons Gold Blend certainly lives up to its slogan:
"The Perfect Cup of Tea--Everytime!"
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Miculata Splendens
> One of my favourite stands at the Bazaar of the Minnesota State Fair
> (as will close Labour Day, FYI) is that of Irish on Grand, a St. Paul
> shop specialist in Irish imports and sundries.
>
> Whilst there on Saturday, 26 August, your correspondent had opportunity
> to purchase a box (80 bag size) of Lyons Gold Blend Tea in the Pyramid
> Bags (cf. Brooke Bond PG Tips), inherently for a trial of "The Perfect
> Tea" (as Lyons' slogan puts it).
>
Barry's Tea is yer only man.
MMcC
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Sweet Mercy <rotgu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> -- You poor innocent babe in the woods. You simply haven't lived
> until you have sipped Constant Comment Tea.
>
I concur. Especially iced.
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tea...Earl Grey. How about that, and Irish, Earl Grey tea that just
knocked my socks off. They also just launched a decaffeinated blend
as well. I could go on, but I have to find my socks.
Jack Donovan
(Not affiliated, by the way)
Doug
purchased Bewley's (Breakfast & Afternoon teas).
Yank from New Jersey....
And oh, the rashers... How I miss them already!!!
<jack...@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8qdmgi$g3j$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Well sorry to say that Barry's has just introduced my new favorite
> tea...Earl Grey. How about that, and Irish, Earl Grey tea that just
> knocked my socks off. They also just launched a decaffeinated blend
> as well. I could go on, but I have to find my socks.
>
> http://www.barrystea.com
>
> Jack Donovan
> (Not affiliated, by the way)
>
>
kfuz...@tinet.ie
> Well sorry to say that Barry's has just introduced my new favorite
> tea...Earl Grey. How about that, and Irish, Earl Grey tea that just
> knocked my socks off. They also just launched a decaffeinated blend
> as well. I could go on, but I have to find my socks.
>
> http://www.barrystea.com
Fuck that - there is this stuff called Punjani, 99p a box at SupaValue
here in Sligo. Tastes as good as Barry's Green Label and nearly half the
price.
Only queers drink Earl Grey.
Mary Ann
jack...@my-deja.com wrote:
> Well sorry to say that Barry's has just introduced my new favorite
> tea...Earl Grey. How about that, and Irish, Earl Grey tea that just
> knocked my socks off. They also just launched a decaffeinated blend
> as well. I could go on, but I have to find my socks.
Have your ever steeped fresh mint leaves in boiling water? They make
that in the Middle East. It's surprisingly good.
Mary Ann
>
> http://--
Living is like licking honey off of a thorn~~
Frank R.A.J. Maloney
[deletions]
>
>Only queers drink Earl Grey.
>
Nonsense, gay men are legendarily possessed of good taste and oil of bergamot,
the defining flavor of Earl Grey tea, is definitely not in good taste. Vile
stuff, right up there with cinnamon spice teas.
Besides which, Jean-Luc Picard would not be amused by your mot, neither bon nor
juste.
Frank in Seattle
Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney
fr...@aol.com; http://members.aol.com/frajm/
"All over the room throats were being strained and minds broadened."
-- P. G. Wodehouse, Piccadilly Jim
Frank R.A.J. Maloney
[deletions]
>Have your ever steeped fresh mint leaves in boiling water? They make
>that in the Middle East. It's surprisingly good.
>
>Mary Ann
>
We grow lemon balm for the express purpose of adding to the green tea which my
partner forces me to drink "for my own good."
Tinakori
We grow lemon balm for the express purpose of adding to the green tea which
my partner forces me to drink "for my own good."
Have you ever noticed that things 'for your own good' are usually pretty awful?
Tinakori
Mary Ann
fr...@aol.comnojunk (Frank R.A.J. Maloney) wrote:
> Mary Ann mary_a...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> [deletions]
>
> >that in the Middle East. It's surprisingly good.
> >
> >Mary Ann
> >
>
which my
> partner forces me to drink "for my own good."
>
I grew lemon balm and loved the way it smelled but was a little at loss
as to what to do with it. Does it make good tea? I think Lemon Verbana
is prettier, but has the same beautiful fragrance. Throw some fresh mint
in with your green tea. It will overpower the green tea. I like green
tea but its sooo weak. BTW, tell your partner that the "experts" have
decided that Black tea is just as beneficial healthwise as green tea.
Mary Ann
>
> Frank Richard Aloysius Jude Maloney
> fr...@aol.com; http://members.aol.com/frajm/
> "All over the room throats were being strained and minds broadened."
> -- P. G. Wodehouse, Piccadilly Jim
>
--
jack...@my-deja.com
I learned a long time ago that it is impossible to bring enough
back from Ireland. They sell Barry's right from their website, and
deliver it within a day or two. Now if there were a way to get
Shannon rashers delivered the same way, I would love to know about
it. And what the hell, how about a loaf of brown bread while we are
at it!
Jack D.
> I wished I had picked some up when I was there a few weeks back. I
only
> purchased Bewley's (Breakfast & Afternoon teas).
>
> Yank from New Jersey....
>
> And oh, the rashers... How I miss them already!!!
>
> <jack...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:8qdmgi$g3j$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > Well sorry to say that Barry's has just introduced my new favorite
> > tea...Earl Grey. How about that, and Irish, Earl Grey tea that just
> > knocked my socks off. They also just launched a decaffeinated blend
> > as well. I could go on, but I have to find my socks.
> >
> > http://www.barrystea.com
> >
> > Jack Donovan
> > (Not affiliated, by the way)
> >
> >
Mary Ann
All the grocercies stores in Cbicago sell Earl Grey tea. You don't have
to go to Ireland for that. Twinings Earl Grey tea and English breakfast
are as common as a cold. I can't believe you can't find that in the
States.
> >
Mary Ann
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
>
--
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K. E. Dennis
> kfuz...@tinet.ie (kfuz...@tinet.ie) wrote:
>
> [deletions]
>
> >Only queers drink Earl Grey.
>
> Nonsense, gay men are legendarily possessed of good taste and oil of bergamot,
> the defining flavor of Earl Grey tea, is definitely not in good taste. Vile
> stuff, right up there with cinnamon spice teas.
Now, now, Frank, I'm sure you've misunderstood Unki. He's probably referring to
Queer *women*, as he's been on something of a jag on the subject for some time
now. I can't decide if it's because he's still mad @ me for not getting to Sligo,
or he's trying to annoy Tinakori again.
In any case, IME such woodsy aromas & tastes as bergamot & cinnamon are quite
popular w/ the sisters, as they bring out the maenad spirit.
But chacun á son goût, as cath(cath) might say. OTOH, you might change your mind
about cinnamon tea if you ever visited Hangawi [a magnificent veggie restaurant, in
Manhattan's Little Korea].
respectfully submitted, w/ a scent of bergamot,
|K. E. [& then there's ylang-ylang] Dennis
|den...@mail.montclair.edu
|My employer is not responsible for my opinions,
|regardless of how sensible they are.
Frank R.A.J. Maloney
[deletions]
>I grew lemon balm and loved the way it smelled but was a little at loss
>as to what to do with it. Does it make good tea? I think Lemon Verbana
>is prettier, but has the same beautiful fragrance. Throw some fresh mint
>in with your green tea. It will overpower the green tea. I like green
>tea but its sooo weak. BTW, tell your partner that the "experts" have
>decided that Black tea is just as beneficial healthwise as green tea.
>
>Mary Ann
Lemon balm definitely makes an excellent tisane by itself. Tear the leaves to
release the essential oils and sweeten if you wish with a bit of honey. There
is a natural affinity between the two as exemplied by the botanic name Melissa
officinalis, Melissa being derived from the Greek for honey, and by the fact
that bees love its flowers to the benefit of your entire garden. The tisane has
slight sedative and digestive nature, soothing at the end of the day or after a
big meal.
Other culinary uses:
Add the leaves to a fruit salad for a little tang.
Steamed or stir-fried vegetables tossed with a chiffonade of lemon balm leaves
brightens the dish. Especially with some cracked pepper.
Add it to marinades for lamb or fish to be grilled. (Toss some sprigs on the
coals to keep away mosquitoes.)
Add it to your herb vinegars.
Try in it in fresh lemonade (not that bottled fizzy stuff) or in the ice cubes
for a garnish.
Lemon verbena, btw, is a prettier plant, but I find it problematical in my
climate zone. One cold snap and goodbye verbena, whereas the only problem with
lemon balm is try to keep from taking over since like the other members of the
mint family it can be quite invasive.
Frank in Seattle
Frank R.A.J. Maloney
It has occurred to me from time to time. In the case of green tea, I don't hate
it but neither do I relish it. It just doesn't have it for me.
But no threat of eminent demise is ever going to me to drink soy milk. But
that's another story.
Tinakori
Frank R.A.J. Maloney wrote:
>>
>> [deletions]
>>
>> >Only queers drink Earl Grey.
>>
>> Nonsense, gay men are legendarily possessed of good taste and oil of
>bergamot, the defining flavor of Earl Grey tea, is definitely not in good
taste. Vile
>> stuff, right up there with cinnamon spice teas.
>
>Now, now, Frank, I'm sure you've misunderstood Unki. He's probably referring
to Queer *women*, as he's been on something of a jag on the subject for some
time now. I can't decide if it's because he's still mad @ me for not getting
to Sligo, or he's trying to annoy Tinakori again.
>
>In any case, IME such woodsy aromas & tastes as bergamot & cinnamon are quite
>popular w/ the sisters, as they bring out the maenad spirit.
>
>But chacun á son goût, as cath(cath) might say. OTOH, you might change your
mind about cinnamon tea if you ever visited Hangawi [a magnificent veggie
restaurant, in Manhattan's Little Korea].
respectfully submitted, w/ a scent of bergamot,
Karen, did I hear you call my name? And all this time me thinking you didn't
even know that I existed! Did you know that I have some bergamot that I got
from the Body Shop......
Tinakori
Mary Ann
fr...@aol.comnojunk (Frank R.A.J. Maloney) wrote:
>
> Lemon verbena, btw, is a prettier plant, but I find it problematical
in my
> climate zone. One cold snap and goodbye verbena, whereas the only
problem with
> lemon balm is try to keep from taking over since like the other
members of the
> mint family it can be quite invasive.
>
> Frank in Seattle
>
Thanks for the tips Frank. Now about the lemon verbana.... keep in mind
that if you like lemon verbana you will have to grit your teeth and
treat it as an annual. My dream garden would contain enough corriander,
lavendar, verbana and lemon thyme to send up a heavenly cloud of
fragrance to greet me as I drag my weary bones to the back door after a
long day at the office. Do you know a good source of scented geraniums?
They are really hard to find in this area.(Chicago)
Mary Ann
China Kate Sunflower
>But no threat of eminent demise is ever going to me to drink soy milk. But
>that's another story.
Chocolate soymilk from Trader Joe's is very good, much better than Silk, which
has way too much sugar in it.
K.
--
"I've just heard that photons have mass. I didn't even know they were
Catholics." -- Don Geddin
http://www.celticweb.com/users/noracharles
Frank R.A.J. Maloney
[deletions]
>Thanks for the tips Frank. Now about the lemon verbana.... keep in mind
>that if you like lemon verbana you will have to grit your teeth and
>treat it as an annual. My dream garden would contain enough corriander,
>lavendar, verbana and lemon thyme to send up a heavenly cloud of
>fragrance to greet me as I drag my weary bones to the back door after a
>long day at the office. Do you know a good source of scented geraniums?
>They are really hard to find in this area.(Chicago)
>
>
>Mary Ann
>
Take a look at http://members.aol.com/wldtngs/scentds.html
70 varieties for sale.
That ought to get you started.
K. E. Dennis
> K. E. Dennis wrote:
>
> [snips]
> >In any case, IME such woodsy aromas & tastes as bergamot & cinnamon are quite
> >popular w/ the sisters, as they bring out the maenad spirit.
[& more snips]
> Did you know that I have some bergamot that I got
> from the Body Shop......
Tell the truth - doesn't it make you feel like gambolling thru the woods in a
panther skin w/ wild grape vines twined thru your hair, singing bawdy songs?
respectfully submitted [to an Orphic tune],
|K. E. Dennis den...@mail.montclair.edu
Sweeney the Wanderer
>
> Tinakori wrote:
>
> > K. E. Dennis wrote:
> >
> > [snips]
> > >popular w/ the sisters, as they bring out the maenad spirit.
>
>
> > Did you know that I have some bergamot that I got
> > from the Body Shop......
>
> panther skin w/ wild grape vines twined thru your hair, singing bawdy songs?
>
kitchen, you heathen!"
Sweeney
Derek Bell
: Well sorry to say that Barry's has just introduced my new favorite
: tea...Earl Grey.
Why don't anarchists drink Earl Grey tea?
Because "proper tea" is theft!
Derek
--
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Sweeney the Wanderer
>
> In soc.culture.irish jack...@my-deja.com wrote:
> : Well sorry to say that Barry's has just introduced my new favorite
> : tea...Earl Grey.
>
> Why don't anarchists drink Earl Grey tea?
>
> Because "proper tea" is theft!
>
> Derek
Go stand in the corner, Derek....
Sweeney
K. E. Dennis
> K. E. Dennis wrote:
> >
> > Tinakori wrote:
>
> > > Did you know that I have some bergamot that I got
> > > from the Body Shop......
> >
> > Tell the truth - doesn't it make you feel like gambolling thru the woods in a
> > panther skin w/ wild grape vines twined thru your hair, singing bawdy songs?
> >
> It always makes me yell: "Don't you DARE dump those filthy boots in my
> kitchen, you heathen!"
Well, I'm not a bit surprised. Wanderer or not, you've always struck me as more the
Apollonian sort. Not that there's anything wrong w/ that.
Who needs boots?
respectfully submitted [while wiggling toes],
|K. E. Dionysus den...@mail.montclair.edu
Tinakori
Tinakori wrote:
>>
>> [snips]
In any case, IME such woodsy aromas & tastes as bergamot & cinnamon are quite
popular w/ the sisters, as they bring out the maenad spirit.
>
[& more snips]
>
>
Tell the truth - doesn't it make you feel like gambolling thru the woods in a
panther skin w/ wild grape vines twined thru your hair, singing bawdy songs?
I cannot lie - it does, indeed. Care to join me? ;-)
Tinakori
K. E. Dennis
Daifné agus Apalló
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill
The Water Horse [An tEach Uisce]
1999, The Gallery Press
~~~
Daifné agus Apalló
Nuair a ling an dia id’ ghaobhar
ag breith barróige ort; é chomh híogair
le cú ag tóraíocht ghiorria ar ghort maol,
do theithis ar dtúis, ansan do chas ar do shál
is chuiris do chos síos.
B’in a dhein crann díot. Do phréamhaigh
do bhonn go dlúth sa chré laistíos díot.
D’fhlás coirt éadrom thar do ghuaillí aniar
mar chíochbheart. Dhein duilliúr glas ded’ ghruaig
a ghluais go craobhach. dhein géaga crainn
ded’ ghéaga. Níor fhan ded’ shnua daonna
ach an loinnir fhaon.
Do char an dia t’adhmad fiú.
Do bhraith sé fós do chroí
ar tinneall i gcónaí i measc na ngéag.
Do phóg sé do bhrainsí amhail is dá mba
lámha iad. Gheall sé gur ag do chrann labhrais
a bheadh an svae i gcomhthaláin
is i gcomórtaisí. Gurb é a bheadh mar choróin
ar cheann buaiteorí.
Ach glacaimís leis, ar son na hargóna,
nár dhiúltaís dó. Gur phlab comhlaí
do chroí ar dianleathadh, in ionad dúnadh
i gcoinne comhacht na heipeafáine.
Nó cad a tharlódh? Ní hamhlaidh a réabfadh sé
tríd' chroí is trí t’ae; ar éigean
a ghabhfadh tú le neart fóiréigin. Tar éis an tsaoil
is é dia na gréine é, a bhronnann
scallaí inspioráide orainn mar fhéirín.
Is ar maidin nuair a thaibhsíonn an dia céanna
aniar thar íor is mullach ard na sléibhte,
músclaíonn sé an ghaoth a chorraíonn uiscí na bóchna.
Cuireann an ceoltóir a lír i dtiúin is i gcordaibh.
Péacann an nathair uisce a cheann fiosrach in aired.
Canann na héin. Labhrann fiú an eala mhaon.
~~~
Daphne and Apollo [trans., Medbh McGuckian]
When the arch-poet made a play for you,
like a bloodhound nosing a hareless scent,
your race from him froze in a skater’s pirouette,
a music-box arabesque, a twig that bent.
The veins of your foot spread out into the clay,
a lacy skin coated your breasts, leaves
flowed in the branches of your hair, a wooden
torso sucked in your arms and legs:
your mortal soul floated where the tree shone.
The immortal traced even the grain of your timber
sensing your frightened pulse in the warm boughs
kissing each as if it were one of your wrists:
the laurel hands that joined to crown
triumphant heads celebrated his passion...
But just say, for the laugh, you had played
along; that the door-leaves of your heart
had jammed wide open, instead of their floodgates
locking against that epiphanic assault –
what would have been the result?
He wasn’t the liver-tearing, date-rape type,
but the sun-god pouring inspiration-grace,
displaying himself at such a morning peak,
he would roué the wind that moved over
the face of the deep. When this harpist
tautens his strings, the water snake
stands to attention; at this dawn
chorus, silence spills like a swan.
~~~
respectfully submitted,
|K.E. Dennis den...@mail.montclair.edu
K. E. Dennis
poems: the first by the marvellous Eavan Boland, & the second [posted separately] by
the incomparable Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
Daphne With Her Thighs in Bark
Eavan Boland
An Origin Like Water: Collected Poems, 1967-1987
1996, W.W. Norton & Co.
~~~
Daphne With Her Thighs in Bark
I have written this
so that,
in the next myth,
my sister will be wiser.
Let her learn from me:
the opposite of passion
is not virtue
but routine.
I an be cooking,
making coffee,
scrubbing wood, perhaps,
and back it comes:
the crystalline, the otherwhere,
the wood
where I was
when he began the chase.
And how I ran from him!
Pan-thighed,
satyr-faced he was.
The trees reached out to me.
I silvered and I quivered. I shook out
My foil of quick leaves.
He snouted past.
What a fool I was!
I shall be here forever,
setting out the tea,
among the coppers and the branching alloys and
the tin shine of this kitchen;
laying saucers on the pine table.
Save face, sister.
Fall. Stumble.
Rut with him.
His rough heat will keep you warm and
you will be better off than me,
with your memories
down the garden,
at the start of March,
unable to keep your eyes
off the chestnut tree –
just the way
it thrusts and hardens.
Sweeney the Wanderer
>
> Sweeney the Wanderer wrote:
>
> > K. E. Dennis wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > > Did you know that I have some bergamot that I got
> > > > from the Body Shop......
> > >
> > > panther skin w/ wild grape vines twined thru your hair, singing bawdy songs?
> > >
> > kitchen, you heathen!"
>
> Well, I'm not a bit surprised. Wanderer or not, you've always struck me as more the
> Apollonian sort. Not that there's anything wrong w/ that.
True. When I get bored sitting under the palm giving judgement, I jump
into my chariot and ride against the Canaanites.
>
> Who needs boots?
>
> respectfully submitted [while wiggling toes],
>
> |K. E. Dionysus den...@mail.montclair.edu
>
Just don't break a toe out there. I can't mind Barak and you at the
same time..
Sweeney