Eat Your Tea Leaves



I love tea leaves. Here's what I do twice daily.
I put enough green tea leaves (sometimes orange
pekoe) for two large cups of tea in a microwave
bowl with about 16 ounces of boiling water. I then
put the bowl in the microwave and bring the water
to a simmer. I then reduce the power to level 2 and
simmer the leaves for 3-4 minutes. I add about a
cup of vanilla Soy Slender to the bowl and my wife
and I split the infusion and the tea leaves. I love it.
What a shame to throw away the leaves! I'll never
make tea the conventional way again. To me, tea
is a flavorful plant FOOD.

George


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