Tuesday TeaDay 8/24/10 Unusual uses for tea?

[Chip]

Welcome to a new TeaDay! Please drop in and share what is in your cup throughout the day.

Yesterday we discussed TeaRoma Therapy. You can still vote and discuss yesterday's topic.

Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. In the course of your TeaJourney, have you ever wondered about unusual uses for TEA? Be sure to share with us.

I am looking forward to sharing this TeaDay with everyone. Bottoms up.

[Seeker]

Voted 'might'.
I have a vague inkling that I have, but I can't quite remember what I wondered.
Hmmm.

Just finished some puerh.
Cheers.

[Victoria]

Yes, I think about it often. For jewelry making, scrapbooking and cards,
staining-dying cloth, candle making. I have lots of thoughts. I think about tea a lot. I guess.

[Katy1977]

I haven't really thought about unusual uses for tea, drinking it is fine with me. Just finished my morning cup of pu-erh.

Katy1977

[Skippyandjif]

I've used tea for dye and for scenting my clothes before (it was flavored tea that I wouldn't have drunk anyway), but that's about it.

Keemun in my cup this morning.

[artmom]

Don't know how unusual my thoughts have been, but I've used tea for lots of things over the years.

Cloth wet with tea soothes sunburn; wet teabags placed on eyelids removes puffiness; I've stained fabric and art paper with it; use as a mulch on plants; ad infinitum.

Adagio's Black Dragon Pearls this morning. I love that hint of smokiness.

[Seeker]

Okay - wish I could change my vote now to a "yes".

Good luck charm/item of blessing. I thought of and then actually used tea this way for my final licensing exam in January this year (as some of you may remember - I think I shared a photo of my pendant with hidden chamber for tea; wore it complete with tea for exam; I think I used silver needle).

ps - looked for the pic to re-post, but can't seem to find it. Hmmm.

Cheers.

[debunix]

I do share used tea leaves with my worms in the compost bin, but otherwise, just drink it.

Just drinking some Okuyutaka shincha from Yuuki-cha this morning. Trying to be disciplined and use up the shinchas before starting in on the newly arrived senchas. It is hard to be so strong against their siren calls, especially as these shinchas have been open now for quite a while.

Sigh.

[Victoria]

This morning I used my tea in the usual way.

Turzum Darjeeling.

[msurads06]

i dont know about unusual, but i do remember researching ways to use used tea leaves but i ususally just compost them.

finishing up the last of norbu's bamboo puerh this morning.

[artmom]

Okay - wish I could change my vote now to a "yes".

Good luck charm/item of blessing. I thought of and then actually used tea this way for my final licensing exam in January this year (as some of you may remember - I think I shared a photo of my pendant with hidden chamber for tea; wore it complete with tea for exam; I think I used silver needle).

ps - looked for the pic to re-post, but can't seem to find it. Hmmm.

Cheers.

I remember that! You had been stressing and I told you about an autumn leaf I picked up just before going in for an exam and it helped me calm down and you came up with that great idea of putting a tea leaf in your pendant!!! Great use of Tea!

2nd Flush 2010 Singlijan STGFOP Assam from Lochan Teas was my new Tea for today. Pleasant, but doesn't come close to delicious as the Hattialli Golden Lion from Lochan.

[Amaikokonut]

Good luck charm, what a nice idea

I used to make blank books/journals and would often dye the pages in tea for an aged look. The fragrance of the resulting pages was never something to complain about either.

I still have yet to figure out what to drink today. It's a lazy off day.

[entropyembrace]

I have used teabags on my eyes to relieve puffyness from allergies. Also I´ve thought about using infused tea as watercolour paint but have never tried it.

Starting my teaday with something other than sencha

ish Bukhial Estate Assam....later today planning on going tea shopping.

[OzoneLouise]

A friend just told me that blueberry plants really like used tea leaves sprinkled around them, so we're about to start saving our leaves for that purpose.

I used to work in a bakery. One day the owner spent a few hours trying to make a white chocolate and tea truffle, but he was never satisfied with the results, and gave up. It could be worth revisiting that notion someday.

[nickE]

I throw my used tea leaves in the backyard, does that count?

Started the day off right with a session of 1996 8582. Smooth, mellow, woody, great tea.

Thinking of having some 2009 8582 for comparison's sake later.