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1662...TEA
In 1662 Catherine of Braganza... of Portugal, married Charles II...
and she...
brought tea...
to England
...as...
Transporte Erbas Aromáticas…
TEA...to you and me.
and that is why we
called it TEA
and she...
brought tea...
to England
...as...
Transporte Erbas Aromáticas…
TEA...to you and me.
and that is why we
called it TEA
Published 19th Sep 2020
| Edited 20th Sep 2020
Author's Note
Such was the story as told back then...tea was popular in Portugal...and with the coming of good Queen Catherine...became popular all over again...
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19th Sep 2020 8:20am
19th Sep 2020 4:52pm
A fine bit of trivia culled off the net... I don't even remember what I was searching ...now...
go figure
In any case, mizO, thank you for reading and also...for the, "fascinating"...So very Mr Spock... A quote I value highly...hugs, Ely
go figure
In any case, mizO, thank you for reading and also...for the, "fascinating"...So very Mr Spock... A quote I value highly...hugs, Ely
20th Sep 2020 7:37am
19th Sep 2020 12:02pm
20th Sep 2020 00:10am
19th Sep 2020 2:58pm
Tea
be...
the answer to all of life's foibles...
The following piece is by Edmund Waller...the hot poet of the day;
The best of Queens, and best of herbs, we owe
To that bold nation, which the way did show
To the fair region where the sun doth rise,
Whose rich productions we so justly prize.”
be...
the answer to all of life's foibles...
The following piece is by Edmund Waller...the hot poet of the day;
The best of Queens, and best of herbs, we owe
To that bold nation, which the way did show
To the fair region where the sun doth rise,
Whose rich productions we so justly prize.”
22nd Sep 2020 4:15am
Ha, but in our comic books, we learn that it is Astérix and Obélix who brought that ''magic potion'' to England.........(PS: not their magic potion made by the Druid of course).
I know what my daddy would have said...but he's not here...
'tis the stuff of legend...pictured to be read...
Whether you choose to see it as so...is upon your intellect...mine is set.
'tis the stuff of legend...pictured to be read...
Whether you choose to see it as so...is upon your intellect...mine is set.
