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Posted on January 6, 2015November 6, 2026 by Tea Maestro

Recycling Used Tea Leaves in the 18th Century

Print by T. Rowlandson c.1810 British MuseumTea was an exotic new beverage during the 1700s and there were few directions on how to steep the expensive leaves cultivated on the other side of the globe. There were no tea books and steeping suggestions were not included with your purchase because tea would not come in…

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