Category: Tea and Food
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I’m stupid? No, YOU’RE Stupid!
All thoughts of that lovely, historical, whimsical post that I had planned for this week (after delaying it from last week) were swept away as a red mist descended across my eyes. Who are YOU calling Stupid? It started with a news item about the latest weapon in the War. War with a capital ‘W’,…
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The Big Eight – A Food Service Nightmare
Tea is pretty simple. When you serve tea in a commercial setting, you can be mostly relaxed about causing allergic reactions. Of course, you need to filter the water and boil it properly. Tap water can be dangerous and trigger allergies in some cases, as this medical paper on pesticides suggests. But mostly, tea should…
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Sukret te gate: It’s the ‘Sugar Tea Gate’ Scandal
Most of you reading this can recall a scandal, even if vaguely. In America, there was a president who said “I am not a crook” Another who said “I DID NOT have sex with that woman”. And another who said “mumble mumble recroootament mumble”. All scandalous. All untrue. Admittedly, I’m guessing about the last one.…
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Oliver!
Well, there’s big news in this neck of the woods, and it’s about Jamie Oliver. He’s big news indeed in The City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. Let me start by saying I love Jamie Oliver. Right back to The Naked Chef, I’ve enjoyed all his programmes. Jamie at Home is a favourite, and it must…
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Baked Goods: Usage and Abusage
Look, you guys, I love you all, but in the words of today’s generation: you’re doin’ it wrong. By ‘you guys’, I mean Americans. The whole lot of you. You might find this hard to take, but I’m writing this because I care about you. You have some wonderful things like the Statue of Liberty,…