Herbal Traveling Tea Box - Done
I will have it in the mail on Tuesday. I had a crazy busy week and I’m out of town on Monday, so can’t get it in the mail that day. I’ll PM you the details when it leaves my hands.
Box went into the mail tonight on its way to Kayla. It weighed 2lbs 11.5oz.
The Box is here :) So excited to dive into it at the end of my day!
Where are the Chrysanthemum flowers from?
Taiwan? Sorry I don’t have a brand for you. My friend brought this back from there for me a few months ago.
They were wonderful! My fraternity’s flower is the Chrysanthemum so it was neat to try them :)
I’m glad you liked them! I was surprised that there wasn’t any in the box already. I think most larger asian supermarkets carry Chrysanthemum either in the tea aisle or with the dried herbs, it’s a pretty popular tea for kids. These were just special because they’re organic and full bloom. For some reason I think the full bloom ones are sweeter than the closed blooms, but the closed ones are prettier (and a tad more expensive) because they bloom in the water.
Hey all, things got crazy. Mom came down to help with the move. I plan to send the box on it’s way tomorrow.
Hey all, I apologize. I have moved to a new apartment and we don’t have internet yet! Box is on the move at 2.3 pounds.
There are two people of left in the box and I must say we’re having a bit of an issue with the rule about replacing as much tea as you take (and sample). Most of you followed the rule wonderfully, but clearly not everyone did because as of now there is actually LESS tea in the box (weight wise) than what I sent out. Not OK in my book. The rule was clearly stated. For the two of you left, please make sure that you replace whatever you sample and take to make it fair for all of us participating. Thank you.
Hi madametj – While, I understand your concerns, I think weight alone is not the sole factor in deciding what tea to place in a teabox. Just as an example, we have quite a bit of chamomile in the box at the moment. Flowery herbals (or things like lemongrass) are going to weigh less than tisanes with chunks of fruit; rooibos somewhere in the middle. Packaging can also play a role. Furthermore, more expensive tea might be considered to have more “worth” than tea that can be gotten cheaply or easily (say Adagio versus Verdant).
I personally always add more than I take out of all the tea boxes I have participated in, and I can be a bit meticulous about it and a wee bit paranoid of someone perceiving I’m not generous, but I think the point of these boxes is to have fun.
I hope that is not lost during this box’s round.
Right. I understand that and I wouldn’t be concerned if it were off by an ounce or two early on, but honestly after having gone through 8 people the box shouldn’t weight less than it started in my opinion. Something fishy is going on there. This is the 3rd TTB I’ve hosted and that’s never ever happened before. (and my first one was herbals)
As a side note… I got the box today (and it’s stuffed)! Diving right in so I can turn it around quickly. =)
Grrlhowdy please make sure jeweledthumb has your address
For some reason, steepster isn’t letting me message them… Hopefully they will respond here so I can get the address.
So, while I put everything on the slightly out-dated spreadsheet, I thought I’d list out what I tried, kept and added on the thread. Box will be on the move once I get off my slightly lazy-Saturday bum to the post office in a little bit:
Tested (There are tasting notes for all of these)
ESP Pumpkin cream 2 tsp
Tea Forte Madagascar red chai 1 sachet
SereneTeaz Chocolatea Rooibos 2 tsp
ESP Punch rooibos 2 tsp
Davidstea Hibiscus Punch 2 tsp
Monterey bay spice co passion berry herbal 1 tsp (4oz boiling)
ESP Vanilla/cream 1 tsp (4oz boiling)
ESP grandma’s garden 1 tsp (4oz boiling)
Darlene’s tea port para disco peach 1 tsp (4oz boiling)
Removed
Adagio rooibos lemon cloud 28 grams
Davidstea green & fruity 16 grams
Davidstea oh canada 20 grams
Davidstea goji pop 7 grams
Davidstea blue lagoon 15 grams
ESP punch rooibos 23 grams
Teavana marshmallow macaroon 5 grams
Added
Adagio sweet strawberry 22 grams
Davidstea Pink Passionfruit 25 grams
Davidstea Forever Nuts added 15 more grams to Kayla’s baggy
Davidstea Coco Chai Rooibos 12 grams
Davidstea pink lemonade rooibos 7 grams
Davidstea Tropicalia 28 grams
Mighty leaf African Nectar tea 4 sachets
Tealux berry picking delight herbal 30 grams
Tealux Italian Blood Orange Rooibos 50 grams
Tealux Sweet Raspberry Infusion 40 grams
Teavana fig rose 53 grams
Teavana almond plum perfection 55 grams
Box weighs 2 pounds and 13 ounces. =)
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