#tisane and tea difference

[solshop]

Herbal Teas OR Herbal Tisane Difference– Solshop

Are you looking to add a bit of zing and variety to your daily routine? Then herbal teas or tisanes is just the thing for you!

[teaboot]

Y'know, despite having tea in your name, I can't find it you've said what your favorite kind of tea is.

If you don't mind, what are your top 3 teas that you'd say people should try?

Oh, like if you enjoy tea and want to try new stuff?

First off, tea (broadly speaking, for readers who aren't familiar) is made of leaves from the tea plant, and the TYPES of tea- White, green, oolong*, and black- just refer to different levels of oxidization. The darker the tea, the more oxidized it is, the higher the tannins are, more bitter it gets, the higher caffeine is.

That said:

First pick, London fog. The kind I like is the customary earl grey tea prepped with milk, sugar, vanilla, and lavender. Feels soft and cozy and lightly floral, but not in a perfume way- best I can describe it is drinking a warm blanket fresh out of the dryer.

Earl grey tea, btw, is a black tea flavored with bergamot oils. Bergamot is a sour-bitter citrus fruit. Oversteeped or scalded, Earl Grey can taste super nasty and bitter-flat, but I like mine steeped for about 3-4 minutes for a milder taste.

Second pick, Gunpowder green tea, chilled. I like mine steeped for about 2-3 minutes in a medium boil, remove the leaves and place in the fridge until cold. Gunpowder tea has more caffeine than most green teas and is very refreshing when iced, in my opinion. Has more of a kick to it than plain ice water, especially after hard exercise. No idea if that's healthy or not, I just like the taste.

Third, Lemon black tea boba with tapioca pearls. Because I know what I fuckin like. Sassy dance

Honorable mentions include Russian Caravan (reminds me of my grandma), Market Spice Rooibos Blend (reminds me of my mom), Chai, Mint Tisane, and Black Tea iced with sugar and lemon.

Enjoy!!

*Edit: I was thinking "warm plant drink with 'oo' in name that steeps red" and wrote Rooibos instead of Oolong in the original. Oolong comes from tea plants, Rooibos does not

[evadingreallife]

Btw guys, to yall advocating for herbal teas... In my native language herbal tea is not called tea at all, so to me all them herbal blends were never even in the running here

(yes im coming for yall)

[darkmetaknightspussy]

some notes on Taranza & Joronia’s species, and on Floralian culture:

🌸 Colloquially speaking, both bug-folk (Waspiders, Antlers, Sectra Dees, etc.) and plant-folk (the People of the Sky) are indigenous to Floralia, having lived there for thousands of years.

🌸 The floating archipelago’s Mirror Counterpart is the kingdom of Sporalia - an underground civilization deep beneath the earth, within and around Cabbage Cavern.

🌸 Floralian Waspiders are arboreal, whereas Sporalian Waspiders are fossorial. As a result, the latter tend to have thicker claws and larger horns, which they use for digging.

🌸 Both can hold their breath for significantly longer than, say, the average Waddle Dee - an advantage in dizzyingly high-altitude floating islands and waterlogged underground caverns alike.

🌸 Waspiders are omnivorous. Although their diet is particularly heavy on insects, meat and fish, they’ll also consume plants, fruit, flowers and flower nectar. Plant milk is popular, as are fruit juices and liquors, pulque, and cacao-based drinks.

🌸 Insects and other forms of prey are usually cooked, but consumption of raw or live prey isn’t unusual, either - the late Queen Joronia was particularly known for her fondness of raw shrew, sliced thin and marinated with fresh herbs, citrus and birch syrup.

🌸 Snakes are sacred animals and symbols of protection to Floralians, made in the image of their serpentine deity, Togu Ro Garāga (whom you may know as Coily Rattler). Killing, eating or otherwise bringing harm to a snake is taboo.

🌸 Statues and other iconography of serpents are often erected outside tombs, temples, homes, and so on - some, like the Burner Guardians, are even animated with magic to defend against intruders.

🌸 Floralia has a strong and elaborate tea culture - or rather, tisane culture! (Taranza is anal about the difference, but enjoys both.) Most Floralian teas are brewed from flowers and herbs rather than tea leaves, which are an imported delicacy from the Lower World.

🌸 Flowering teas are quite popular, consisting of dried flower bundles that ‘bloom’ as the water heats up. For those who prefer sugar in their cup, teas (and tisanes) are typically sweetened with honey, agave or flower nectar.

[punderdome]

Infernal Jurisprudence: Bonus Chapter!

I was hoping to get this done before Christmas, but here is a New Years/Christmas bonus chapter from Infernal Jurisprudence. It's a little out of order but the content is standalone. It'll take place sometime in Act II between Last Light Inn and Gale's Last Night Alive scenes.

Raphael's about to get a little unhinged and possessive over his Little Mouse. Enjoy!

Summary: Raphael meets a new client.

Infernal Jurisprudence: the Sardine Fork

Raphael sat down in his host’s parlor with grace.  He was dressed in a crisp silk doublet with no hairs out of place.  Raphael wore his human guise, as tended to be prudent when working with skittish mortals on Prime Material.  He found himself making a deal in Waterdeep with a Conjuration professor at Blackstaff Academy.  

The home was immaculate.  Every surface was spotless and shining.  The wooden parlor table had been freshly polished with a functional oil cut with a touch of cedarwood oil.  A porcelain vase of fresh wildflowers adorned the windowsill and instilled the room with a light and pleasant aroma to cut the musky bouquet of too much soap.

Raphael was seated in the parlor and had been asked what beverage he preferred no fewer than three times by three different servants in an ostentatious and arrogant display of wealth in the number of staff sent to serve him and disrespect that their master had not returned.

Raphael’s tea had grown tepid for the third time long before the master of the house had come to greet him, despite their agreed upon meeting time.

“Master Raphael,” Professor Zagevekt welcomed him.  He tapped his shiny leather shoes on the parlor floor as his servants set out a spread of seafood hors d'oeuvres on the table in front of them.  The Professor never seemed to inspire speed in his staff, leading a dramatic display of displeasure before Raphael.

“It is impossible to hire competent staff,” Professor Zagevekt lamented.  Raphael looked the mage over.  He was ruggedly handsome, despite his spectacles and unshaven face.  He had deep hazel eyes that his smile never seemed to reach.  Raphael had seen many mortals just like him over the centuries.  He was the type to portray one image and conceal his true intentions deep within.

“Your staff seemed able to provide me with hot tea on several occasions in succession,” Raphael contested weakly, letting his potential client respond.

“I told them to offer you the finest liquors I have in my home.  I’m embarrassed that they saw fit not to provide you with suitable libations for our discussion and left you drinking that.”  He motioned to the cooling china cup in front of the devil.  “I should have a well-aged bottle of Wyvern whiskey should you care for something finer.”

“I appreciate the hospitality, but I would quite prefer a fresh cup of Earth Dragon’s Eye,” Raphael informed him, still fuming beneath the surface that his most beloved client was late to their meeting.  Though of all the meetings he could schedule, this one was worth being very patient for.

“Earth Dragon’s Eye?  I think you must be my first guest who has ever had a taste for teas from Kara-Tur.  Most prefer tisanes of local herbs.”  Raphael thought back fondly to the image in the scrying mirror of Tavara warming herself at Last Light Inn with a strong, steaming cup of tea from Kara-Tur, brewed at double strength in an attempt to ward off Shar’s embrace from the Shadow Curse.

“I prefer liquors served in a very different fashion,” Raphael ran his finger over the rim of the porcelain cup.  Tavara’s quivering belly button would be ideal.  “Your tea selection is extensive and delightful.”

The foolish professor snapped and a servant ran to freshen Raphael’s teacup.  

“I wish to make a deal with you, Master Raphael,” the professor wasted no time on further pleasantries.  “I want to make a deal for more power and wealth.”  Raphael waited patiently for the fool to elaborate and didn’t want to play his emotional hand so quickly.  “I am a respected Conjuration professor at the best university in Toril, but I wish to become a wealthy and respected Archmage, the first of the Zagevekt family’s famous bloodline of Archmages, soon to be known through all of Faerun.”

“And what, exactly, were you looking for?”  A servant placed a fresh cup of Earth Dragon’s Eye in front of Raphael and took away his empty teacup and its dirtied saucer.  “More time in a laboratory could earn you a better position at the university and more time wooing patriar daughters would earn you your wealth.”

“I do wish to secure wealth from a local patriar’s daughter.  She is attractive enough.”  Professor Zagevekt started to serve himself from the hors d'oeuvres that were spread in front of them.  He spooned some oysters on the half shell and drizzled them with an aromatic oil before pouring the sea creatures down his gullet.

“And your dynasty?” Raphael inquired, his fingers tapping against the painting on the teacup.

The fool dabbed a napkin over his lips to remove any excess oil.  “I will be an Archmage with or without your help, but I want my children to inherit incredible arcane talents.  I want to be remembered as the patriarch of a grand dynasty of wizards.”

“And how would you wish me to secure that for you?” Raphael cocked an eyebrow and took a sip of the murky, bitter tea that he had requested.

“Sorcerers have uncommon affinities in accessing the Weave, and every child they have carries on that bloodline.  I won’t have trouble securing my own wealth as a third son if I can show I am of superior breeding.”

“Every child?” Raphael needled the wizard.  “You are too knowledgeable to forget that sorcerer bloodlines can often skip generations.  The lineage depends entirely on your seed.”  Raphael tried to hide his growing disdain for the professor in front of him.  

The fool was slurping down oysters and forking prawns from the platter.  His table manners left much to be desired and were unlikely to win him any favors with the patriars or their daughters that he wished to court.

“I wish to become a sorcerer to secure my dynasty.  There has to be some lineage you can give me retroactively.  I was always destined to be powerful, but with your help I will be legendary.”  The foolish professor was too sure of himself.

“A sorcerer’s bloodline?” Raphael confirmed.  “Can you be sure that that would give you what you want?  With your incredible experience in the academic field,” Raphael primed for a response.  “You must have experienced sorcerers in the academic body, why would you not simply marry one?”  The one he cast aside and mocked.

“Sorceresses tend not to be very useful for much outside of the bedchamber,” Professor Zagevekt said before uncrossing and recrossing his legs.  The mortal fool was trying to play at appearing indifferent.  Raphael knew he was lying.

“Marriage would still provide the easiest pathway to what your heart desires.  You must have seen at least one sorcereress through your time at the academy,” Raphael argued as he probed for an admission, taking a large bite of a toast with a dollop of chopped white fish.

“Yes, I have,” the fool admitted.  He glared as though his firebolt was about to burn a hole in Raphael’s fine doublet, “she was one of those talentless dragon sorceresses.  She was fairly dim, and I’m surprised she managed to complete any of her coursework at all.  She was always begging for favorable treatment with the faculty.”  Raphael had read numerous writing and spell samples from Tavara’s thesis himself and found them well reasoned though they lacked the sophisticated Weave jargon that other wizards tended to employ.

“And did this sorceress receive such favors?” Raphael inquired.

“If I can recall, I think she was expelled for spreading her legs for the alchemy and evocation instructors.”  Raphael’s jaw clenched.  It wouldn’t be long.  Raphael wouldn’t let his defamation of Tavara’s name go unpunished.

“Then how are you so confident that your awakened powers won’t cause the same sort of issues with the university?”  Raphael waited for the professor to explain how he would be immune to the gossip of the university and not seen as seeking additional favor from his innate abilities himself.

The professor grinned.  Raphael watched as the fool used the sharp sardine fork to shovel oily sardines onto his plate next to a piece of dark bread.  “I’m not going to start those rumors against myself.”  Raphael used every ounce of control within his being not to use his superior Hellfire magic to burn the idiot into a pile of ashes, the finery and order of his parlor be damned.  Raphael then imagined depositing said remnants of the professor into his chamber pot and letting Yurgir soil the mage’s good name.

“Here are the terms: I shall grant you a retroactive sorcerer’s lineage, though it may be at times chaotic, for your bloodline.”  Raphael leaned back in his chair and waited for Professor Zagevekt to respond.

“Wild magic?  Well, I suppose that makes the most sense for a late awakening.”  The wizard licked crumbs and fish from his fingers.

“It is a simple exchange: I will grant you the bloodline you desire in exchange for your soul.  You will receive a sorcerer’s power and abilities for your bloodline that any children you have will inherit and continue to pass on to their children.”

Raphael sent a wordless summon to Korrilla to drop her surveillance and come to him with the contract and an important elixir.

“I agree to the terms.”  The professor grinned ravenously.  

“I have sent an associate of mine to come with our formal agreement for you to sign.”  Raphael took another sip of his tea.  “She should arrive shortly.  Perhaps we should celebrate with the Wyvern whiskey you offered to secure our partnership,” Raphael suggested coolly.

The professor snapped again and asked for two tumblers of his expensive whiskey while they waited for Korrilla’s delivery of the contract document.  It wasn’t long before there was a sharp knock at the professor’s front door.

“Milord, there is a Dwarf here upon request of Master Raphael,” a maid introduced.

“Send her in,” the fool agreed, sitting back in his chair with a smug look on his face, knowing soon he would receive everything that he wanted.

Korrilla entered the parlor and handed a scroll to Raphael with a deep bow.  Raphael took the scroll and unfurled it in front of the professor.  He primed a quill and handed it over.

“This is where you sign.”  Raphael pointed to the signature line below the runes dictating that he would grant the professor a sorcerer bloodline for him and all his descendants.  Professor Bren Zagevekt signed the contract, sealing his eternal fate to Raphael’s whimsy.

Immediately upon signing, Raphael watched the foolish professor test his arcane powers.  He grinned, testing cantrips amongst his finest furnishings and leaving scorch marks on the ornate rug as his cantrips burned the flooring.

“Gods above, I had never realized how much power she actually had before.”  Professor Zagevekt’s fingers twitched as he tested his new power.

“Do you have a courtyard at your estate?” Raphael asked with a grin.  “There is no better place to test your new power.  I cannot imagine you wish to actually light your parlor on fire when your lineage comes to the forefront, and you may prefer a more dignified unveiling.”

The untouched tumblers of whiskey were laid neatly on the table as the uncouth moron impatiently rushed from the room to test his new abilities on his landscaping, while Korrilla waited patiently in the parlor for additional instructions.  Raphael silently signaled to Korrilla to pour the elixir he requested into the unwitting professor’s tumbler.  Ten drops should do it.  As much as Raphael had wanted to cause the fool incredible pains for what he had done to his Little Mouse, he knew it was prudent to wait.  His time would come.

It wasn’t long before the wizard had used an entire day’s worth of sorcerer powers on the unwitting hydrangeas and they returned to the parlor for the celebratory whiskey.

Raphael smiled smugly as the wizard drank deep and finished his glass, requesting another.

“See what did I tell you, this is the finest whiskey in all of Toril,” the new sorcerer bragged over their celebratory libations.  It was not.  That honor was for Hellfire whiskey.

When another glass had been finished, Raphael saw himself out, Korrilla close behind him.

They returned to Raphael’s study in the House of Hope.  Raphael sat calmly at his desk and removed a soft, worn leather portfolio from a desk drawer.

“You gave ‘im a shockingly good deal without asking too much from ‘im,” Korrilla mused.  “You probably could have gotten ‘is firstborn too in exchange for sorcerer powers.”

Raphael removed a book with a list of souls that he wanted to acquire from the portfolio.  He opened up to the page with the professor’s name and made some notes.  “I could not ask that from him, Korrilla, because he will have no firstborn.”

“How can you be sure?”

Raphael set down his quill before answering her.  “That elixir, the Father’s Rest, ensures that his seed is withered.  He will never be able to provide those patriar daughters he covets with a child.  He is the first and last of the dynasty that he wanted, though I can only imagine the carnage when his desperate wife inevitably seeks a more fertile source for seed in her womb.”

Korrilla laughed to herself as Raphael dismissed her with a wave.  He had thoughts to collect and notes to take from their meeting.  Raphael snapped and a glass of Hellfire whiskey appeared for him to sip while he worked, though its serving vessel was not the one he would have preferred.

Raphael set his book of notes aside and looked through the portfolio of information about Tavara.  He had a copy of the first chapter of her thesis on the influence of Hellfire on key events in Faerunian history and its influence on spell shaping.  It was well written, even if it was obvious that it was not authored by a wizard.

A flip of a page led to a series of memos from university faculty debating rumors of Tavara’s behavior.  One wanted to expel her to preserve their reputation and another thought the rumors indicated she was more trouble than she was worth.  Raphael had their names in his book, and he would seek them out when the time was right.  The Dragonborn alchemy instructor had advocated that she remain, worried that she was collateral damage for a student with a vendetta against him for poor marks he awarded.  Raphael wouldn’t intentionally seek him out for a contract, but he wouldn’t be opposed to making a deal should the opportunity arise.

Raphael thought back to the stupid grin on that fool’s face as he shoveled oily sardines onto his plate.  “I’m not going to start those rumors against myself.”  The context that the vampire spawn had provided him for the cost of three secrets made Raphael’s blood boil.  That arrogant fool was going to pay dearly for the harm he caused Raphael’s consort.  

The sharp tines of his sardine fork were going to be put to much better use when the professor was in Raphael’s clutches.  Raphael was going to ensure he was parted from his most favored jewels each day for all of eternity for daring to hurt his Little Mouse.

[nekotaylor]

Sissy Sensory Expression Ideas

Based on the provided search results, I will focus on creating a list of sensory exploration and creative expression activities that cater to the experiences and desires of sissies. Please note that these activities are designed to be inclusive and respectful, acknowledging the diversity of sissies’ preferences and needs.

Sensory Exploration Activities:

Feminine Fragrance Exploration: Offer a variety of perfumes, essential oils, and scented lotions for sissies to explore and identify different fragrances. This activity engages the sense of smell and allows for creative expression through scent combinations.

Soft Fabric Sensory Bin: Fill a bin with soft, silky fabrics like tulle, organza, or velvet. Add some gentle textures like feathers, ribbons, or lace. Sissies can explore and create with these materials, engaging their sense of touch.

Hair and Makeup Exploration: Set up a designated area with various hair accessories (e.g., clips, headbands, barrettes), makeup (e.g., lip gloss, eyeshadow, blush), and styling products (e.g., hairspray, gel). Sissies can experiment with different styles and looks, engaging their sense of sight and touch.

Tea and Tisane Tasting: Offer a selection of herbal teas and tisanes for sissies to taste and explore. This activity engages the sense of taste and smell, allowing for creative expression through flavor combinations and preferences.

Creative Expression Activities:

Fashion Design: Provide a variety of materials like paper, fabric scraps, glue, scissors, and embellishments (e.g., rhinestones, sequins). Sissies can design and create their own fashion pieces, engaging their sense of sight and fine motor skills.

Accessories Crafting: Offer materials like beads, wire, string, and other craft supplies. Sissies can create their own accessories, such as jewelry, hair clips, or barrettes, engaging their sense of sight and fine motor skills.

Makeup Artistry: Set up a designated area with makeup and brushes. Sissies can practice makeup techniques, creating their own designs and styles, engaging their sense of sight and fine motor skills.

Storytelling through Dolls: Provide dolls or figurines and encourage sissies to create stories and scenarios through play. This activity engages their sense of imagination and creativity.

Additional Tips:

Ensure a safe and comfortable environment for sissies to explore and express themselves.

Encourage experimentation and creativity, allowing sissies to make choices and take risks.

Be respectful of individual boundaries and preferences, offering alternatives or modifications as needed.

Foster a sense of community and inclusivity, acknowledging and celebrating the diversity of sissies’ experiences and desires.

By providing these activities, you can create a welcoming and empowering space for sissies to engage in creative expression and sensory exploration, tailored to their unique experiences and desires.

[velvet-cupcake-games]

Made Marion Mini-FAQ, Sept. 23

Just a few bits and bobs that I can talk about at this point in development!

Q: Players commit to their route ending at the end of Chapter 3 and then experience one of two different Chapter 4s. Does that make each chapter 4 choice-free?

There are still choices in the Chapter 4s! Many of the game's major love scenes are in the relevant character's Chapter 4, so you'll have the love scene choice if you have explicit text on. The rest of the choices are for the purpose of role-playing and making decisions about Marion's future. They won't make major changes to the ending, but they'll let you put a personal stamp on your endgame experience.

Except, of course for that choice. The one that leads either to victory or to a bad end. Which choice is it? You'll find out!

Some of your earlier choices can also cause minor changes in Chapter 4. For instance, in Sherwood Common Marion can write either an angry or a diplomatic letter to her father. This may affect whether he appears in the epilogue segment at the end of a Sherwood character's route.

Q: What kind of experience does the option to turn off explicit text provide? Does it allow for asexual relationships?

Because one of the main goals of the Made Marion project was to provide mature-rated love scenes for adult otome/amare fans who were interested in them, we don't have the option for asexual relationships in this game. Marion is allosexual by canon and it's obvious from the way she views the world from the very beginning of the game.

When explicit text is off, the player reads a shortened, non-explicit version of scenes that involve sexual activity. I try to get across the emotions that the characters are feeling without getting into the nitty-gritty of things, but it's still stated that the characters are having a sexual encounter.

Explicit text is ON by default in Made Marion, so players who do not wish to read such text should turn it off in the Options menu ASAP. Once a scene with explicit text has begun, turning the option off won't work until the next explicit scene (not that we're loaded with them, it's just how the script flow of the game works). I may be able to program a "break-out" button later on, but it won't be available as of the first Early Access release.

Q: Characters in Made Marion drink "tisane." Is that tea or something else?

A tisane is a hot drink with an herbal infusion. Many tisanes, also known as herbal teas, do not contain actual tea leaves. Tea is a very specific beverage, and its history in Europe is tied up in colonial-era violence. Instead of trying to work that into my alternate-magical-Europe history, I decided that it made the most sense for Avalons to simply drink non-tea-containing tisanes. Considering that plant druids are all about making magical hybrid plants, they probably have some delicious ones! They are caffeine-free but may contain other types of stimulants.

When Avalons aren't drinking alcohol, there's a good chance that they're drinking tisane. Thanks to druidic knowledge and the environmental protections inherent in the Pact, Avalon drinking water is way cleaner than the water was in Medieval England. But as Avalon science doesn't yet have a working knowledge of microorganisms, boiling your water is still the safest way to go.

[onbearfeet]

Teawolf By Night

I want to make some fandom tea blends like it's 2012, mostly because I'm allergic to coffee and I live on tea. Fanart labels, all that good stuff. Definitely do the WBN characters and maybe add Bucky and Alpine to make it a Monster Mash collection. Here's what I've got for flavor notes:

Ted: Green tea base with Meyer lemon and rose flavors. Herbal. Floral. Bright. Tastes like a sunny meadow.

Elsa: Black tea base with red berries (I'm thinking tart cherry and currant) and rose. The base flavor should punch you in the head with caffeine and dark and RED.

Jack: Now it gets hard. I had too many ideas for him. Currently I'm thinking a tiger eye (black tea with notes of chocolate and caramel) base with chestnut and either cinnamon or a cinnamon-heavy chai blend. Warmth, sweetness, and spice.

The Wolf: I decided to split my tea ideas about Jack in two. This guy gets SPICE, some kind of chai base heavy in ginger and cinnamon with maybe some dark chocolate in there too. I considered adding peppercorns, but I don't like them.

Bucky: There are two Bucky teas I already love--one is chocolate hazelnut and one is kind of apricot-y. To make mine different and because I don't think enough people go there, I'm thinking blueberry black tea as a base. Still working on the rest. Maybe lavender. I do like blueberry and lavender together in ice cream, and, well, he IS purple (urf-urf-urf...)

Alpine: Her majesty currently has a lemon and maybe vanilla rooibos base with strawberry tisane mixed in. Her blend is herbal because I'm pretty sure caffeine is bad for cats. The lemon/vanilla makes me think of a fluffy cloud, which she is, and then I needed something to signify blood.

Feel free to play in the notes.

[dragonbleps]

Oolong good :) Very classic tea taste. Instructions had me use MUCH less water than I usually do (like, 1/5), and that probably made a big difference with the strength of the flavor and maybe lessened the cotton taste idk

Don't have a kettle so I boiled the water in the microwave, technically not to the Right temperature (idk if using a meat thermometer is accurate?) but it was in between the Tisane and Green suggested temps. Steeped a tiny bit too long bc I was typing something.

Probably committed several Tea Heresies but I got a decent result!

[mangled-by-disuse]

so one of the things that annoys me endlessly is this phenomenon where, when I say I like something, people assume that means I want more of it, a different version of it, add-ons and bells and whistles, and i'm just like

no.

no, when I say I like tea, I mean I like tea. Not herbal tisanes, not "tea with--", no milk, no sugar, no fruit, no frills, just good-quality tea in a range of fermentations and colours.

when I say I like a hot bath, I mean the bath. Not bubble-bath, not bath oils and foams and salves and unguents, not candlelight and music and a zen space to sensually relax with a book and a glass of wine, just a hot bath in a normally-lit bathroom where I can unwind and get clean.

when I say I like beer, I mean I like beer. Not fruit-flavoured, not with a special something-something added, for the love of GOD not sweetie-flavoured, just a well-brewed ale or stout in a simple pint glass, in good company.

and that isn't because there's anything WRONG with the add-ons! these are not bad things! I know that for some people, a tea advent calendar with different herbal blends, or a luxurious foamy scented bath with candles and music, is what they mean by "I like tea" and "I like baths". but it would just be nice if when I asked for a green tea, people didn't assume I mean "with..."

anyway this post is about lord of the rings: war of the rohirrim

[archivistbot]

Hey Martin, what's your favorite kind of tea?

MARTIN: Um, well, I, I think tea should be tea. It’s, it’s a, it’s a plant. There’s, there’s a lot of different plants that, that grow naturally, and, and some… [Nervous laugh] are tisanes.

[solshop]

Herbal Teas OR Herbal Tisane Difference– Solshop Blog

Are you looking to add a bit of zing and variety to your daily routine? Then herbal teas or tisanes is just the thing for you!

[olderthannetfic]

My hydration hack is herbal tea, personally. There are like a bazillion different kinds, so I never get bored! Right now, I'm going through a seasonal peppermint bark tea, which is great with milk, and a variety pack of fruit tea. (I think if you want to get pedantic about it, they're ~technically~ tisanes or herbal infusions, but feh.)

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Haha. Yeah. I like herbal teas in theory, but many specific ones don't work for me. I remember liking Celestial Seasonings as a kid, but I think they've reformulated everything. Nowadays, I tend to just drink plain peppermint tea.

[fortheloveofnutrition]

I know you all are big fans of my Herb related posts so I am super excited to share this book I found at my local library with you. It's called "Herbarium" by Thames & Hudson and it contains information about 100 different types of herbs. Some of these I've heard of and used, others I'm learning about for the first time. Each page gives an overview of each herb and a brief break down of how to grow it, eat it, and ways in which the herb offers healing benefits.

Lets dive into the first herb listed, Achillea Ageratum aka English Mace aka Sweet Yarrow aka Sweet Nancy. Which is fitting because English Mace is considered a cousin of yarrow. By the way, there are 140 different species of Achillea and this is just one of them. And this is what it looks like ::

According to the text," English mace was discovered in Switzerland in 1798 and is now cultivated in many temperate northern areas. Its bright green foliage is suited to windier positions, given that the stems are strong and tall. Each one carries many daisy-like flowers, which are long-lived and bloom well into autumn.

It is remarkable that this dainty delight has associations with powerful Achilles, the Greek hero of the Trojan War. The genus is thought to be named after him because he discovered its medicinal properties - properties that are deemed obsolete now, although a cup of English mace tea is said to help cure a cold.

The frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves can be used when young to flavour soups, stews, potato salad, rice, pasta and chicken dishes, although they should be added sparingly lest they overpower the other ingredients. In summer, pick bunches of the stems and hang them upside down to dry before using them in dried-flower arrangements."

As far as healing goes, the book states, "a tisane of English mace may alleviate the symptoms of the common cold." It was also used during the Middle Ages to repel insects and act as an air freshener.

If you'd like to read more about how the Achillea species benefits skin health please read this article titled "Achillea Species as Sources of Active phytochemicals  for dermatological and cosmetic applications." (for some reason I can't get the link to copy and paste so feel free to Google search that article title)

[kivrin]

Because your ask box is open: what teas do you like best? Also, what is one change you've made to your home that continues to be useful or delightful?

These are lovely questions! Thank you for asking. So, I really enjoy having a variety of teas on hand - one of my ongoing pleasures is a subscription to Plum Deluxe where they send me a different caffeinated tea every month. The current one is a "pecan cream" that is delicious. My regular morning workhorse, though, is an Assam (think Irish Breakfast) currently Kalami Assam from Ahmad Tea. Perennial favorites include Whittard's of Chelsea's Piccadilly Blend, Harney & Sons Black Cask Bourbon, and a Smoky Vanilla Chai from Soluna Garden Farms in Boston. I don't particularly care for green tea. In the herbal realm, there's a nettle-ginger-licorice blend called Respiratory Rescue that I love when I'm sick, and I also like tisanes with a lot of hibiscus. Celestial Seasonings' Lemon Zinger was an early fave. I do also enjoy rooiboos - that's the non-camellia-sinesis tea that most scratches the black-tea itch for me. This is so small but it is a serious convenience - I got an old paring knife at the thrift store and keep it on the shelf over the key hooks near the door for slicing open packages. It keeps the household scissors from getting lost in the chaos of shoes and coats near the door.

[mneiai]

Some of these have minor or major overlap--Chai and Black, or Black and Fermented, or Red and Black, or Red as Rooibos and therefore a Tisane, etc--but since people will interpret some differently based on where they live/their tea culture, I figured I'd keep in the overlapping/subcategory ones I've known people to consider different to give as many choices as possible.

You can clarify in the notes!

Please reblog thank you