All About Tea, Wednesday

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"Right. Um. Hello." Jon's voice was mostly back to normal, but his hair was still noticeably singed. "I was going to go into other tea-related conflicts this week, but, um. Well, Issa was...a bit upset this weekend, and my notes are somewhat the worse for wear."

They were clawed up and covered in cat puke, okay?

"So instead I thought we could go into some of the tisanes available. A tisane is something that...well, it's not actually a tea, because it hasn't got tea leaves, but you'll often hear it called herbal tea. Mint is popular, and I've got some of that. Also hibiscus and citrus." He put that out next to the mint. "Sometimes there are purported benefits, like chamomile to help you sleep." He put out a chamomile tea. "And rooibos is another popular one. It's supposed to give you a boost without caffeine." He set that one out, too.

"So, let's make them and compare notes."

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Fruitily or spicily!

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Belle

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Josephine Jones

Listen to the lecture

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Wonder if this is the teacher's version of "the dog ate my homework". (Yes, yes it is.)

Class activity

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Make tea and discuss!

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Belle was making some mint tea and some rooibos to begin with.

"Does the rooibos really work to make you more energized? I'm not sure I've ever tried it."

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"I suspect it's just propaganda, honestly. Or a placebo effect," Jon said. "But it's high in antioxidants, which are good for you."

Talk to Jon!

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He's here!

OOC!

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*snore*