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From: mary <>
Subject: Re: [TRIVVIES] : another first
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 13:56:57 -0400
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no sugar - that's for sure....

Actually I have to admit I drink tea for one reason only - I like it!
The fact that it has become one of the 'goodies' of today is neither
here nor there - except for the fact that over this side of the pond I
am often forced to defend my preference for tea over coffee!!

My day has not started properly till I've enjoyed that first cuppa...

m

Howard Fuller wrote:

>Mary, you make tea sound like all those other things that are 'good for
>you'. I can just hear my Mother saying: "Now eat up your greens so you
>will grow tall" -- or was it to make my teeth curl? etc, etc.. Tea is
>barely tolerable as it is, but certainly not with milk - or worse, with
>sugar...
>Howie
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>From: "mary" <>
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>Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 12:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [TRIVVIES] : another first
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>>Funny how we all differ - I love my cup of tea and would not feel right
>>without 2 or 3 a day....and though I take milk usually I believe I would
>>prefer to drink tea without milk if I had to, rather than not drink tea.
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>>And latest research shows that tea has a whole lot of good stuff going
>>for it - one article I read said drink as much as you like - up to a max
>>of 10 a day to prevent having too much caffeine - this I could not do.
>>10 cups a day and I would never be able to move more than a couple of
>>feet from the facilities....
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>>But I do have at least 2 and some days as many as 5 cups - with 1% milk
>>and not too strong either.
>>
>>m
>>thinking about cup #3 for today - should I make it now or wait till
>>Jacqui & Bronwen are up and making some???
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>>Sue wrote:
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>>>Oh John - How could you ????? ......... Tea is a awful drink at the best
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>>>time - but to drink it without milk ..... YUK ..........
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>>>Can I beg the question ? ......... WHY ????? .......
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>>>Sue
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>>>Yesterday morning I took my first cup of tea in 85 yrs
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>>> .... without milk , that's how it is going to be
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>>>The Old Boy - Johno
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>>> * I like a nice cup of tea in the morning *
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