Yorkshire Tea

[Vicki]

YAY! Two years ago I visited England which included a trip to Yorkshire. While I was there I had the most incredible tea. I asked what kind it was and was told it was "Yorkshire tea." Home grown.

I bought a whole bunch and doled it out only on special occasions so my supply lasted up until now. I was on my last few bags, wondering how to replace them, when I discovered that our neighbor gourmet supermarket sells boxes of what they call Yorkshire tea.

I'm hoping it's the same. I haven't tried it yet but I soon will. I just love the stuff.

[Ann]

I think I know the one you mean. If all else fails, let me know and I'll send some over to you.

I still make tea using loose tea leaves. When I was on holiday in Sri Lanka, I actually saw some tea plantations and watched the pickers coming back from the fields with their baskets. I also saw what's used to make tea bags - the left over tea dust! I was so taken with the Sri Lankan tea that I bought the maximum allowance to bring back to the UK with me. About 10lbs of it. I lived to regret it when I was humping it from Heathrow, to King's Cross Station back to Whitley Bay along with all my other baggage!

Ann