OT -- tea I don't like

> I was given a "sampler" box of various teas in tea bags, most of which
> are rather nice. Two, however, are just plain nasty-tasting to me. I
> have tried them both hot and iced, and even would use 1 bag of the
> icky tea with bags of traditional tea to pull the flavor way back.
> All seemed really nasty. One flavor is a chocolate hazelnut, and the
> other is vanilla. Other than throw the bags out, is there something
> else I should use them for? (fertilizing flower beds, etc.) I don't
> do any tea-dye with fabrics.

> On 1/30/09 9:29 AM, in article
> 5c678ac9-9d86-469a-84ba-c6dc62b21b6c@v39g2000pro.googlegroups.com, "Mary"
>
>> I was given a "sampler" box of various teas in tea bags, most of which
>> are rather nice. Two, however, are just plain nasty-tasting to me. I
>> have tried them both hot and iced, and even would use 1 bag of the
>> icky tea with bags of traditional tea to pull the flavor way back.
>> All seemed really nasty. One flavor is a chocolate hazelnut, and the
>> other is vanilla. Other than throw the bags out, is there something
>> else I should use them for? (fertilizing flower beds, etc.) I don't
>> do any tea-dye with fabrics.
>
>
> You can just toss them in your compost heap. They don't sound very good to
> me either. The only way the vanilla might work is very sweet and iced with
> milk like Thai iced tea.
>
>
> C

> > On 1/30/09 9:29 AM, in article
> > 5c678ac9-9d86-469a-84ba-c6dc62b21...@v39g2000pro.googlegroups.com, "Mar=

> >> I was given a "sampler" box of various teas in tea bags, most of which
> >> are rather nice. =A0Two, however, are just plain nasty-tasting to me. =

> >> have tried them both hot and iced, and even would use 1 bag of the
> >> icky tea with bags of traditional tea to pull the flavor way back.
> >> All seemed really nasty. =A0One flavor is a chocolate hazelnut, and th=

> >> other is vanilla. =A0Other than throw the bags out, is there something
> >> else I should use them for? =A0(fertilizing flower beds, etc.) =A0I do=

> >> do any tea-dye with fabrics.
> > You can just toss them in =A0your compost heap. They don't sound very g=

> > me either. The only way the vanilla might work is very sweet and iced w=

> > milk like Thai iced tea.
> > C
> I've had some vanilla type tea that's pretty good - but it was like a
> MateVana and mixed with Rooibos (red bush tea) - sweetish but tasty.
> Ellice

> We buy a very nice vanilla rooibos from the local tea emporium here. I
> like it at bedtime sometimes, since it has no caffeine. If your teas
> are black teas, you could keep them for when you need warm tea bags
> for sore eyes. That's what I do with the flavours I don't care for. As
> long as they don't have a strong spice in them, like cinnamon, I find
> they work nicely.
>
>
> Louisa