Kenrick Coffee Mill from England, circa 1850

Kenrick Coffee Mill ca 1850

I confess. I love coffee even more than tea.This is one of my antique coffee mills in my personal collection. It's one of my oldest.

It's an octagonal Kenrick coffee mill from England and  the mark on the bottom reads "A K & Sons"

It measures 15 cm high and just over 12 cm in diameter. 

The best date I can give it is circa 1850. The Kenrick firm was founded by Archibald Kenrick in 1791, in Spon Lane, West Bromwich.

I bought this in 2004 and had it shipped from England. Don't ask what the shipping costs were. Did I mention it is cast iron? And that means heavy....

It's very decorative but I didn't take the best picture so you can't really see the design work. The book you see is the book I use to help identify my coffee mills at auctions (before I bid!) I recommend it so if you want to buy it, just click on the title Antique Coffee Grinders: American, English, And European (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Teacups for Drinking a Leisurely Cup of Tea

Antique Teacup

This is one of my favourite tea-cups. I have quite a few given to me by my Grandmother. Some were hers, some were her mother's.

I had all the teacups in boxes for many years but recently I unpacked them and put them in one of my china cabinets.

There's nothing like drinking tea out of a proper thin china teacup!

Aahhhh....

Australians Drinking More Tea

INCREASED health benefits, more variety and new twists on an ancient tradition has seen the popularity of tea gather steam in Australia.

Research has shown tea has many health benefits, from lowering blood sugar and cholesterol to reducing the risk of heart disease.

Yet for the last four decades Australians have chosen coffee over tea, which is the second-most popular beverage in the world after water.

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Boston Tied For 2nd Place in Experiment Measuring Honesty

OK its not really about the tea but I found it interesting.

Boston - last year's winner of a social experiment by Honest Tea - tied with Seattle and Dallas as the second most honest city in America.

The organic bottled tea company set up a pop-up store by the Prudential Center last Tuesday – in the middle of the heat wave – with bottles of iced tea and a sign asking customers to pay $1 on the honor system. Ninety-seven percent of Bostonians put cash into the transparent, but secure box.

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Green tea may help alleviate Urinary Incontinence

A researcher has found drinking green tea may help alleviate Urinary Incontinence in middle-aged and older women. Just one more good thing from tea.

Coffee lowers stroke risk

Many researchers now believe that coffee is good for you. And it should actually be put in the category of a health food. A study published in the journal Stroke finds that drinking coffee lowers stroke risk in women by 22 to 25 percent over a decade.

India's tea farmers say climate changing brew

In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea.

Growers in tropical Assam state, India's main tea growing region, say rising temperatures have led not only to a drop in production but to subtle, unwelcome changes in the flavor of their brews.

The area in northeastern India is the source of some of the finest black and British-style teas. Assam teas are notable for their heartiness, strength and body, and are often sold as "breakfast" teas.

"Earlier, we used to get a bright, strong cup. Now it's not so," said L.P. Chaliha, a professional tea taster.

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What gives Earl Grey tea its taste?

Earl Grey is named for a British prime minister of the 1830s. The history of how he got the tea that is rather unclear, but it was probably a gift to him.

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Drinking tea may prevent weight gain caused by a junk food diet.

Drinking tea may prevent weight gain caused by a junk food diet.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1339569/Drinking-tea-counter-weight-gain-caused-junk-food-diets.html#ixzz18PnEvG3p

Hospital workers won't be paid for tea time

ANGER has boiled over with staff at a North East health trust as their traditional tea breaks have been stopped.

All staff at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been told they will not be paid for their tea breaks.

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Could killing cancer be as simple as sipping tea.

Could killing cancer be as simple as sipping tea? Meet a doctor on a mission to replace chemotherapy with something a whole lot more soothing.
First you pour the water. Then you add papaya leaves - then you heat it up and drink it down. If only killing cancer was as simple as sipping tea.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/health/could-killing-cancer-be-as-simple-as-sipping-tea%3F

Study Finds Green Tea Offers No Protection From Breast Cancer

Although some research has suggested that drinking green tea might help protect women from breast cancer, a large Japanese study has come to a different conclusion. No overall association between green tea intake and the risk of breast cancer among Japanese women who have habitually drunk green tea was found. The findings suggest that green tea intake within a usual drinking habit is unlikely to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Strike by Kenyan Tea Workers Enters Fifth Day

A strike by Kenyan tea-industry workers entered its fifth day today, with labor unions and employers disputing the level of support and the reason for a breakdown in talks. About 20,000 workers are on strike. The strike continued after managers failed to attend a meeting scheduled for yesterday.

World's Largest Cup of Tea Brewed in Sri Lanka

It took more than 5 hours to brew the world's largest cup of tea in Sri Lanka on Saturday. 1,000 gallons of water. 140 pounds of tea. 350 pounds of sugar. Mmmmmmmm Good.

Mixing Scotch whisky with Darjeeling tea

Although willing to experiment with exotic flavours Indians still prefer drinks with an Indian touch, even if it means having an unorthodox cocktail of Scotch whisky and Darjeeling tea, says an international whisky connoisseur."A cocktail made by mixing whisky with tea is catching up fast in India.

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Trip to China unveils rare rock tea

Last month, my family went to see the Wuyi Mountain area in the Fujian province of China. The first thing I learned about the place was that it is famous for its rock tea. Rock tea is not made with rocks, but with the leaves of tea trees that grow in the cracks in the mountains. The rock tea produced there is called Da Hong Pao, or Big Red Robe, which is a very grand name in Chinese.


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Honest Tea launches beverage with stevia

Honest Tea has launched Passion Fruit Green Tea with Maqui Berry. The ready-to-drink organic beverage is sweetened with stevia. Read More

Women who drink tea more likely to develop arthritis

Women who worry about their bones aching as they age should think twice before sipping a cup of tea, a new study suggests.

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Red wine, green tea prevent prostate cancer

Polyphenols, present in red wine and green tea inhibit cancer growth. A discovery that could lead to a major advance in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Green tea extract may slow leukaemia

Green tea extract may slow leukaemia, researchers have suggested.

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