{"product_id":"colonial-tea-collection","title":"Colonial Tea Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColonial Bohea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e: Pronounced “Boo-hee” - Ukers 510, Bohea was by far the largest tea import during colonial times. Sometimes called Bohea Souchong or Lapsang Bohea, the blend originated in China with trade to the British and Dutch East India Companies. It was so popular that the word bohea became the slang term for tea. The blend varied wildly, consisting of broken orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchong dumped in a pile and then sifted, typically the scrap tea of lower quality leaves, but was considered high quality by the colonists. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCacao Shell Tea:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eMartha Washington enjoyed drinking cacao shell tea, which she \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003emade from roasted shells and sipped at breakfast. George Washington \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003ewrote to his agent, “She will, . . . thank you to get 20 Lbs of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eshells of Cocoa nuts, if they can be had of the Chocolate makers.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYoung Hyson:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eGreen tea made from young leaves that are thinly rolled to have a long, twisted appearance that unfurls when brewed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eSome believe it to have been named after an English tea merchant, Phillip Hyson.  Hyson and Young Hyson tea were highly prized by the colonial Americans and tax on hyson was higher than for other teas.  During the Boston Tea Party there were 70 chests of Hyson destroyed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeppermint:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003eJonas Hanway, an 18th century British author, derided tea for its \"sundry evils\" and extolled herbal tea as an alternative. Peppermint was first classified in 1753, and was grown in colonial American gardens.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGunpowder:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003eLightly roasted and tightly rolled green tea- Temple of Heaven grade pinhead gunpowder tea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients: \u003c\/strong\u003eCacao, green tea leaves, peppermint leaves, orange pekoe, pekoe, black tea leaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\/Type: \u003c\/strong\u003e5 glass tubes filled with approximately 9-15 ounces of loose tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003eShelf Life:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; 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