Author Archives: Don Seiffert

About Don Seiffert

I'm a reporter and writer in the Boston area.

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The English Breakfast Tea scam, exposed

I like to think of myself as a tea snob. Maybe not a snob, but at least someone who can justify the time and expense I spend on buying, making and drinking tea. But I have recently learned a valuable … Continue reading

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More about Mormons: Why they are so fascinating

For months now, in times when I have let this blog lag, I have puzzled over why a certain post from last year (which has nothing to do with tea) has consistently gotten more hits than any other post. There … Continue reading

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Happy Hannukah, Israel: Pay 300 percent more for tea

A modern day tea party may be brewing in Israel following a report that the country’s largest tea company, which has an 80 percent monopoly in that country, has been hiking costs to its fellow countrymen. The Wissotzky Tea company, … Continue reading

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Make, like, tea (and leaves) this holiday season

I guess Christmas season is the time when everyone who likes the idea of loose tea, but considers it too much of a pain to make, gives other people tea as a gift. That may explain the prominence this holiday … Continue reading

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What to do if you find maggots in your tea

Say you’re suddenly craving that loose green tea you’ve had sitting around for several months. You go to open the can — not exactly airtight, but pretty close — and the first thing you notice is a web. The second … Continue reading

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Red Rose breaks out of the grandma market

I can’t find any information on how long Red Rose Sunset Spice tea has been around, but I just saw it for the the first time this week in the Somerville (Mass.) Shaw’s Supermarket and picked it up. For a … Continue reading

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How to make sun tea when it’s raining

As far as I can tell, we can thank 60’s Cowboys quarterback Don Meredith for the persistence of the idea that the sun performs some magical transmutation in the creation of sun tea. At least we could thank him, if … Continue reading

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Steeping music: What do you listen to while you drink tea?

The post by the guy calling himself Silas Richie starts: “If you like Drinking Tea and you like Music, I have the perfect thing for you.” So I says to Myself: Hey, I like Drinking Tea, and I like Music, … Continue reading

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When their house burned to the ground, all they had left was tea

It’s by no means a funny story when someone loses their house to fire, not to mention their pet rats, but there was one weird detail that Nick Werner of the Star Press included in his story about the tragedy … Continue reading

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