*Shudder* I used to smoke, myself but never could stand cigarette smoke 
first thing in the morning and I think cigars are worse.  Fortunately for my 
lungs and pocketbook I gave up smoking a long time ago.  My main vice now is 
eating too much.

Kat

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From: "Deri James" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:50 PM
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Subject: Re: English Breakfast tea in the Global War on Terrorism

> On Friday 14 March 2008 00:02:30 Tamar Raine wrote:
>> Deri, does earl grey tea have the same effect?  Isn't EG the same as EBT
>> only with the bergnof oil?
>>
>
> Hi Mags,
>
> There are hundreds of Earl Grey teas (all with bergomot oil). The one I am
> most familiar with is Jacksons of Piccadilly.
>
> One similarity is that they are both "black" teas, but EG is usually a 
> China
> Tea and EBT is usually Indian (+Kenyan).
>
> The active agent mentioned in the article is "polyphenols" (which is 
> probably
> tannin in the case of tea), and given that EBT has a lot more astringent
> taste than EG it may well contain more polphenols.
>
> My cuppa in the morning is so strong that if I tip it on my white shirt it
> takes a couple of washes to get it out. Just think what its doing to my
> insides - still, probably the same colour as my lungs, since my breakfast
> accompaniment to a cuppa is a small cigar!!!
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri
>
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