MARKET DAY AT ONE OF A KIND

May 1st, 1st Annual Market Day Sale

Sales inside and out, car show, food vendors....Great discounts!!

Saturday 9:00-5:00
783 Whitlock Ave
Marietta, Georgia 30064

All 4 oz. tea bags 10% off. Samples of hot and iced tea available!

BE OUR GUEST!

The Southern Museum's Mother & Daughter Tea
Saturday, May 8 • 1 PM - 4 PM

Don your prettiest dresses for this special tea just in time for Mother's Day!
Mothers and daughters will enjoy a traditional Victorian teatime complete with sandwiches, scones, fruit, sweets and a delicious dessert finale. But that's not all - you'll also be charmed by a fashion show, music, games, and make-and-take crafts including decoupaging your own keepsake box, decorating spring bonnets and making a "tussie mussie!"

So bring your favorite doll or stuffed animal for teatime with mothers, daughters, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, nieces and friends - the memories made here will last a lifetime!

Tickets are $35 per couple; $25 for couples that are Museum members; $10 per each additional person. You can register by downloading this form (PDF 136KB); you can also contact Jane Pies at the Museum at 770.427.2117, ext 3058, or at jpies@kennesaw-ga.gov. Registration deadline is April 30.

Sponsored By: Tea & Traditions

To view link on the museum's website and download registration form click here

* Win Tickets *

Please share your favorite mother/daughter memory to be our guest and win two tickets to the tea at the Southern Museum. Winner will be chosen April 15th by Random Number Integer.

THE HISTORY OF EARL GREY

There are long running disputes as to the origin and naming of what we know today as Earl Grey. Supposedly it was named after an Englishman whose name was Charles and was the second to bear the ancient Anglo-Saxon title of earl. For a time he became Prime Minister under William IV (ruled 1830-1837). Great mystery surrounds the origin of his tea. The most far fetched story alleges he received the recipe from a mandarin while he served as a diplomat in China and that is not the only dispute. Twinings and Jacksons of Piccadilly argued for generations over which company had the rights to claim the original Earl Grey recipe. The Hon. Georgina Stonor, a member of the family that purchased Jacksons in 1931 from the descendants of the founder, has said: “This (secret recipe) was entrusted by Lord Grey to George Charlton in 1830 - who was a partner of Rob’t. Jackson & Co….Jacksons remain sole proprietors of this original formula which remains unaltered today…” The argument became irrelevant in 1990 when Jacksons was purchased by Twinings. Earl Grey has been a long-time Twinings best seller.

What is it about this tea anyway? It does not matter what type of tea is used, it is the oil of bergamot that is added. Bergamot is the Turkish name given to a pear-shaped fruit (Citrus bergamia) which is grown around the Mediterranean for the oil which can be pressed out of the rind and used in perfumery. The age-old question is how did it get in the Earl’s tea? An Australian, Ian Bersten, may have finally figured it out. During the time of the exile of Jews from Israel, bergamot was used as the fruit ritually used in the Jewish Succoth festival. The bergamot was obtained from Corfu which also served as the Mediterranean base for the British Royal Navy from the Napoleonic wars until 1848. The tea-addicted, British naval officers were stationed in the world’s main bergamot market throughout Earl Grey’s entire career in London, not even a month’s sail away. Apparently he liked the bergamot tea enough to be remembered for starting the craze.

The history of Earl Grey may be uncertain, but one thing for certain it is still an international best-seller!

Springtime in Paris is a black tea with the delightful aroma and taste of bergamot, grapefruit and mandarin. A delicious tea to be enjoyed anytime - but always better with a friend.

TEA TO-GO AT GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO.

We are thrilled to announce that you may now get some of your favorite Tea & Traditions' teas to-go at Great Harvest Bread Co. on Due West Road. They also have some of the best scones you will ever taste to go with our yummy tea. Stop by today and tell them Mari sent you!

The owners Bob & Cindy Mossey are a great couple and a ton of fun to be around. Make sure you sample of slice of their delicious breads made fresh daily.

I know many of you have missed enjoying tea and scones, but now you can at Great Harvest! It is a great partnership, one that I hope you will enjoy as much as we have.

Visit them at:

3894 Due West Road Northwest
Marietta, GA 30064-1072
(770) 421-9998

A TASTY TEA - PG TIPS

We are pleased to introduce PG Tips, the UK's bestselling tea. Tea is the UK's favorite drink, consuming 150 million cups a day, with 35 million being PG Tips. If you like breakfast tea, you WILL love PG Tips and if you do not like breakfast tea, you WILL love PG Tips.

PG Tips has a long and reputable history celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2005. Their advertisements included the PG Tips’ chimps and ran for almost 50 years, winning them a spot in Guinness Book of Records as the longest running ad campaign ever. See below for videos.

In 1869 a tea dealer, Arthur Brooke opened his first shop in a prime location selling tea, coffee and sugar. A sign over the door read Brooke, Bond and Company although there was no Mr. Bond, he liked the sound of it, so it stuck. The company continued to prosper after Brooke’s death in 1918, but it was not until 1930 that PG Tips first hit the shelves, sold as loose leaf tea.

PG Tips comes from the name “Pre-Gestee’ tea” a variation of the original name “Digestive Tea” (thought to aid in digestion. Salesmen thought this was too long a name and shortened it to PG Tips. The Tips refer to the tips of the bud of the tea plant which are used in the blend.

Available at One of a Kind. PG Tips is $11.00 per 8.8 oz. box, which is about 10 cents a cup. A great tea and a great deal!

Here are some of the famous PG Tips ads:




Famous commercial lines: "You can really taste the difference in a cup of PG, tender tips make tasty tea." and "A golden cup of PG that’s what I call good taste."

Reference

TEA PARTY

Last weekend I had the privilege of spending the afternoon with the ladies of McEachern Methodist Church. There were about 100 women in attendance. It was a fundraiser for their bridal department and in memory of one of their friends. There was a table decorated in honor of her (see photo memorial table). All the tables had a different them (see photos).

They sipped Whitlock Afternoon and Rooibos Sweet Lemon Cream and sampled Snowflake and Island Breeze iced.

Their menu, which I did not provide:

Onion Soup
Holiday Chicken Salad/Croissant
Cheese Pull

Savory Bread Pudding Square
Plain Scone/Clotted Cream & Lemon Curd
White Chocolate Almond Scone/Blueberry Sauce

Almond Square
Apple Walnut Muffin
Chocolate Surprise

Everything looked exquisite and tasted great!

The theme was hospitality and I shared with the ladies what the Lord has laid on my heart in that area. It was a blessed day! Everyone had a wonderful time, especially me, the tea lady.

If you would like me to come speak to your group, please contact me.

CHRISTMAS TEAS ARE HERE AGAIN!!!

Nutcracker Sweet: Black tea, apple bits, orange peels, currants, cinnamon, almond flakes, cloves, flavoring and safflowers. $4.00/2 ounces

Chocolate Cream: Tastes like a creamy cup of hot chocolate, without the calories. Black tea, cocoa kernels, chocolate bits, flavoring (does contain milk products). $3.30/ 2 ounces

Bethlehem Star: Rooibos, currants, apple bits, orange peels, and cinnamon. Naturally decaffeinated. $3.80/2 ounces

Sugarplum Spice: Black and green tea with plum bits and cinnamon. $4.50/2 ounces

White Christmas: A sip from this warm and nutty blend completes the perfect winter wonderland. Hand-picked white tea blended with almonds, vanilla and cardamom, accented by white chamomile flowers. $8.50/2 ounces

Rooibos Winter White: Decadent blend of rooibos, toffee bits, white chocolate chips and cocoa. $3.30/2 ounces

Visit us online to get yours now! Will be available at One of a Kind on Wednesday, October 28th.

FALL TEAS AND IMPORTANT DATES

This year I will not be taking pre-orders for the fall teas, they will be available on our website, for pick-up and on the shelf at One of a Kind.

Grandma's Apple Pie - Black tea Assam, apple bits, raisins, almond flakes and flavoring. $4.00 per 2 ounces

Pumpkin Spice* - Delicious pumpkin flavor with cinnamon accent. $5.30 per 2 ounces

Cranberry Autumn - China Black tea with dried cranberries, oranges and cranberry flavoring. $5.00 per 2 ounces

*This blend is from a different importer than previous years, it has a cinnamon rather than a ginger accent and the price has been reduced significantly per ounce.

Fall teas will be available online and at One of a Kind beginning September 9th (please see important note about closing dates below).

Important dates

We will be closed August 20th through September 9th. The last day to order for Priority Mail is August 19th. Orders placed after August 19th will not be shipped until September 10th. Tea will be available at One of a Kind during this time. They are located at 783 Whitlock Avenue and their phone number is (770) 499-7880.

A Perfect Way to Start the Day

Our newest arrival Morning by Morning!


Morning by Morning - A harmonious herbal blend of lemongrass, fennel, blackberry leaves, cinnamon, apple bits, natural flavoring, ginger bits rosemary, willow herb, cardamom, orange peels, cloves, lemon myrtle and sunflower blossoms. A great way to start the day!

ISLAND BREEZE

Island Breeze - A unique blend of black and green tea with candied pineapple bits, candied papaya bits, flavoring, sunflower blossoms and strawberry bits. Delicious iced!

Purchase a two, four or eight ounce bag of Island Breeze and receive large disposable bags to make iced tea. When you purchase two, four or eight ounces receive 2, 4, or 8 bags respectively. Offer good through June 15th.

Island Breeze will be available at One of a Kind beginning Wednesday, June 10th. Free disposable bag offer not good for tea bought off the shelf at the store.

SPECIALTY TINS

Specialty tins now available at One of a Kind and on our website under featured products. Tins are black with 4 oz. of one of our local blends such as:

Burton Bliss
Marietta Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain Morning
Glover Park
Whitlock Afternoon

WHITE & GREEN TEA - DID YOU KNOW?

White and green teas are good for 2-3 infusions from the same leaves. Most of the caffeine is released in the first infusion, so this will also reduce caffeine content.

WHITE & GREEN TEAS EASY TO BREW?

Have you always wanted to make green or white tea, but just do not know how? Think it is too complicated? Well, here is a simple and effective way to enjoy the elusive white and green teas.

White and green teas call for specific water temperatures because water that is too hot will cook the leaves causing the tea to taste bitter. You do not need a thermometer to prepare these delicious teas anymore. Here is how:

Boil water and pour into teapot or glass cup and let sit 1-2 minutes for green tea and 2-3 minutes for white tea. Then add tea and brew for the specified amount of time.

This information is also available on our website. Try some of the White Christmas, it is delicious.

CHRISTMAS TEAS ARE HERE!

Nutcracker Sweet: Black tea, apple bits, orange peels, currants, cinnamon, almond flakes, cloves, flavoring and safflowers. $4.00/2 ounces

Chocolate Cream: Tastes like a creamy cup of hot chocolate, without the calories. Black tea, cocoa kernels, chocolate bits, flavoring (does contain milk products). $3.50/ 2 ounces *

Bethlehem Star: Rooibos, currants, apple bits, orange peels, and cinnamon. Naturally decaffeinated. $3.80/2 ounces **

Candy Cane: Cherry and peppermint, tastes as good as it smells. $7.00/2 ounces *

White Christmas: A sip from this warm and nutty blend completes the perfect winter wonderland. Hand-picked white tea blended with almonds, vanilla and cardamom, accented by white chamomile flowers. $8.50/2 ounces

Rooibos Winter White: Decadent blend of rooibos, toffee bits, white chocolate chips and cocoa. $3.50/2 ounces **

* Great for children's tea parties.
** These will now be seasonal teas available only at Christmas.

These are also available for pick-up at One of a Kind and on our shelf. Please email us if you have any questions or would like to order more than 8 ounces of a particular tea.

FALL TEAS!

Now taking orders for our fall teas. Email me with the name of tea and desired quantity you would like and when there is substantial interest I will send you an email and request pre-payment. Fall teas will begin shipping mid-September.

PUMPKIN SPICE $7.00/2 oz. - Delicious pumpkin flavor with ginger accent.

HARVEST CREAM $7.00/2 oz. - Smooth creamy black tea with pumpkin flavoring. It's just like eating pumpkin pie.

CRANBERRY AUTUMN $ 5.00/2 oz. - China Black tea with dried cranberries, oranges and cranberry flavoring.

OUR "COLOR"FUL TEA TIME

This is what teatime looks like at our house. Everyone has their own cup, or mug, or sippy cup to enjoy our yummy tea. I even found a basketball mug for my son at Goodwill.

It may not look fancy or even nice, but we have fun. We sit down to unwind, relax and talk about whatever we want. It is a special time for us no matter what it looks like.And on occasion it looks like this...because babies do not understand that crayons, although beautiful, do not belong in brother's mug.Thanks for joining us! We love to hear or see (email pictures) what your teatime looks like.

WHAT IS A BREAKFAST BLEND ANYWAY?

As much as you can define it, it’s meant to signify a strong blend of black teas (usually two or more) that will stand up well to milk & sugar. The names are largely arbitrary, but usually Irish Breakfast is meant to signify an exceptionally strong blend, because the Irish, by tradition, are known to drink very strong tea.

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

Introducing a new flavored tea, Circle of Friends. An enticing blend of black and green teas, slightly sweet with a hint of tanginess. A combination of papaya, rosehip peels, passionfruit flavor and sunflower. Just like our Circles of Friends - the variation of ingredients make something wonderful!

Here is my Circle of Friends and we call ourselves the Sidewalk Sisters:

Taken at the Woodall House in Thomaston, Georgia during our afternoon tea!

SIDEWALK SISTERS

I thank God for the way He made you, distinct, special and unique. You were not made from a common mold. - Erwin W. Lutzer.

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun. - Charles R. Swindol

COMING SOON... Check our website!

MADAME BUTTERFLY

MADAME BUTTERFLY IS HERE!

Bits of sunflower petals and peaches give this green tea a delicate aroma.

Click HERE to get yours today.

STORING TEA

Things you want to avoid when storing tea:

· Air
· Light
· Moisture
· Excessive heat

Store your tea in an air-tight, opaque container away from moisture or heat. The black bag your Tea & Tradition’s tea comes in is a good storage container. You want to make sure the bag is tightly sealed. If you are purchasing large quantities (+4 ounces) I would recommend purchasing smaller tea tins (available for $3.50 by calling us when placing your order – they will be on the website in the near future) to store the tea you will use everyday and keeping the larger quantity sealed in the bag without exposing to constant light and air.

You may not want to store you tea with your spices because it is extremely absorbent and will absorb the aromas of what is around it.

FREAK "TEA" ACCIDENT

Sunday as we were leaving a friend's house I dialed my in-laws, so my hubby could wish his dad a happy Father's day. As I handed him the phone he turned around to back up and hit the phone out of my hand and it sailed directly, screen first, into his freshly poured glass of Georgia Sunshine. Needless to say the phone had no shine, no screen and no signal when it was retrieved from a still perfectly good cup of tea. So, remember . . .

CELL PHONE PLUS ICED TEAEQUALS THIS
It was a hysterical way to end a wonderful day. I googled "cell phone fell in cup of tea" and was glad to find out I am not the only one that has experienced this. There were got 89,700 results with the first ten being of no help to me. The phone had to be replaced on Monday; turns out tea (or any liquid for that matter) is not so good for cell phones. If my cell phone is going to fall in anything it should be TEA.