DJ Mrs White In The Library With The Lead Pipe ([info]djmrswhite) wrote,
@ 2008-07-01 15:32:00
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I'm all out of PG Tips.
Which means I'm using the plain old Lipton.

Now, Lipton is fine for making sweet tea. It's no Tetley or Luzianne but it'll do. And it's what they had at Gelsons. So that's what I have right now.

But for mid-afternoon hot tea with milk and sugar and cookies, Lipton AIN'T THE MOVE. Shit is weak.

At least I still have these:

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[info]moroccomole
2008-07-01 10:40 pm UTC (link)
When you first bought those, I thought the box said "Stern Ginger," which sounded like the kind of punishing thing you'd eat.

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-01 10:41 pm UTC (link)
you don't understand things that are delicious

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[info]scunnerred
2008-07-01 10:50 pm UTC (link)
You're a man of taste Mr White.

Have you tried Nairn's cheese oatcakes? So very delicious.

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-01 10:58 pm UTC (link)
not yet but i'm going to now since you recommend

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[info]angelout2killme
2008-07-01 10:52 pm UTC (link)
I am such a tea snob. I won't let Lipton into my house. You have my sympathies.

But those biscuits make up for it!

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-01 10:59 pm UTC (link)
yep, i'm using it strictly for iced tea until the box is gone and then i'm going to hunt down the luzianne

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it's the only tea that's clear as a bell
[info]slumberjack
2008-07-01 11:32 pm UTC (link)

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[info]robearal
2008-07-01 11:18 pm UTC (link)
Ditto on NO Lipton. It makes a vile, bitter brew that gives real tea a bad name.

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[info]boyshapedbox
2008-07-01 10:55 pm UTC (link)
Luzianne is the BEST for making sweet tea! Brew it with some cloves and it is DELICIOUS!

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-01 10:59 pm UTC (link)
cloves in sweet tea?

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[info]boyshapedbox
2008-07-01 11:02 pm UTC (link)
Oh yes. Savannah Georgia secret.


5 bags of Luzianne tea and about 4-5 whole cloves.
bring to a rolling boil; then turn heat off and let the tea steap for about 2 - 3 minutes


DELICIOUS
YOU MUST TRY

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-01 11:47 pm UTC (link)
hmmm

i need corroboration on this.

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[info]tragic_and_hip
2008-07-02 11:55 am UTC (link)
It's true. Very good.

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[info]krikenekt
2008-07-02 06:02 pm UTC (link)
It's great. I use 4-8 cloves depending on the kick I want from it.

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[info]reddish68
2008-07-01 11:09 pm UTC (link)
You're very continental. Tea and biscuits.

Lipton is like the Nescafe of teas. To be avoided unless you're desparate.

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[info]poohbearray
2008-07-01 11:41 pm UTC (link)
Go to Cost-Plus World Market or Whole Foods. They should have PG Tips (it's the only U.K. tea we drink too, besides Typhoo and Harrod's) and a couple of other ones, if my memory serves me right. Give Typhoo a try also.

I remember Nairn's from my London visits! I'm partial to McVitties chocolate-dipped personally, but I bet those are yummy too.

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-01 11:46 pm UTC (link)
oh the local supermarket, gelson's, has pg tips all the time. i just ran out is all. and all there was left was this lipton that i use for iced tea

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[info]poohbearray
2008-07-01 11:53 pm UTC (link)
Oh, I thought you meant that the store ran out, which would've been a travesty. I feel your pain on the Lipton - useless hot brown water.

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[info]curt_holman
2008-07-02 12:15 am UTC (link)
I loved the part in The Fellowship of the Rings when the Nairns saved Frodo and Arwen from the Nazgul.

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[info]s0_trashy
2008-07-02 12:20 am UTC (link)
What you really need is jammie dodgers. I'm a fan of the jammie dodger. With my tea.

Mainly because it's fun to say.

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[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-02 12:28 am UTC (link)
what's a jammie dodger

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[info]stockykub1973
2008-07-02 01:31 am UTC (link)


They are a scrummy biscuit made from shortbread and raspberry jam..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammie_Dodgers

I always loved the fact that its a slang phrase for a "lucky bastard" too. You can call or say of someone that they are a "Jammie Dodger" due to a piece of good luck.

Edited at 2008-07-02 01:33 am UTC

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[info]delinia
2008-07-02 04:35 am UTC (link)
Jammie dodgers are the only biscuits that my daughter misses from our visits to England. We have yet to find a suitable substitute here in Oklahoma. I have my sister-in-law send them over often.

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Kroger/Albertsons
[info]altf4ljdrama
2008-07-02 05:43 am UTC (link)
Do you have a Kroger or Albertsons owned store nearby? Kroger's Private Selection line has jammers and I know that Albertsons Essentia line has a few. :-)

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Re: Kroger/Albertsons
[info]djmrswhite
2008-07-02 07:18 am UTC (link)
oh yeah there are lots of stores that have those kinds of cookies. they just don't call them that name that i've ever known.

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Re: Kroger/Albertsons
[info]altf4ljdrama
2008-07-02 03:06 pm UTC (link)
Me either, that was a new one. I think they're usually "sandwich cookies." I guess Oreos just really are that popular.

I can't wait for the Hydrox to be re-released for their anniversary.

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Re: Kroger/Albertsons
[info]crowgirl_1
2008-07-03 05:50 am UTC (link)
Me, I'm waiting yearningly for the dark chocolate Hobnob to come to Canada. Any sign Stateside yet-maybe with your bigger population base...sigh. Biccies...

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Re: Kroger/Albertsons
[info]poohbearray
2008-07-03 01:12 am UTC (link)
Pepperridge Farms has something identical. I just call them jelly cookies.

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[info]s0_trashy
2008-07-02 04:44 am UTC (link)
Oh. Someone beat me to it. All right then, at least the information made its way through. Carry on.

Edited at 2008-07-02 04:45 am UTC

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[info]theiceling
2008-07-02 03:41 am UTC (link)
You popped up on Serious Eats today. I was amused.

http://www.seriouseats.com/required_eating/2008/07/gay-marriage-doughnut-shop.html

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[info]altf4ljdrama
2008-07-02 05:39 am UTC (link)
Why is Tetley so uncommon? I miss the little pull strings they put in. We had those at college, it was AWESOME!

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[info]nfotxn
2008-07-02 03:20 pm UTC (link)
Once when I was living in Scotland I took a bus in the wrong direction and actually found myself in Nairn.

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[info]hermes3x3
2008-07-02 04:02 pm UTC (link)
Lipton, god I remember trying that when I was but a youth and throwing it out with contempt because it tasted so vile. I didn't drink tea again until I was 18 and working at tea shop. I love pg tips and typhoo. I think it was tips that first had the tetrahedron bag. Its also where I discovered my favorite tea that helped me survive through college. Yorkshire Gold. Gosh I love that stuff. I wonder if have any lying around. It makes a decent ice tea too.
I have read many times that the best tea for iced tea is Ceylon.

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[info]kweeah
2008-07-04 05:36 pm UTC (link)
A good supermarket alternative is Tazo Awake. Blend of Indian and Ceylon teas. Very good with milk and sugar.

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