Hey guys - we're taking a little bit of a vacation from podcasting right now (and taking advantage of the time to stockpile episodes.) No new episodes will go up until Feb 8th. Sorry about the delay, but we're two fat chicks who needed a little bit of a break. Thanks for your understanding and sticking with us.

This was by no means the only show we're going to do on tea, but here's a ZFC crash coarse on one of mankind's oldest beverages (Ok, one of mankind's oldest non-alcoholic beverages).  Enjoy a cuppa your favourite as you listen to this episode.

• Tetley's Tea (round bag commercial) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zAbflmBT8A
• Different Types of Tea - http://www.imperialteagarden.com/teas.html
• Tylors of Harrogate - http://www.taylorsofharrogate.co.uk/
• Twinings of London - http://www.twinings.com/home.php
• Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey
• Opium Wars - http://historyliterature.homestead.com/files/extended.html
• Tea: The Drink That Changed The World - http://www.amazon.com/Tea-Drink-that-Changed-World/dp/0804837244
• The Origins of Indian Tea - http://www.teamuse.com/article_000803.html
• Richard Sharpe Series - http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index2.cfm?page=1&seriesid=1
• Sir Thomas Lipton - http://www.mitchelllibrary.org/lipton/index.php?a=eb00
• James Burke (Science Historian) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burke_(science_historian)
• Harney & Sons - http://www.harney.com/
• How To Prepare Matcha - http://www.matchasource.com/brewing-matcha-tea-s/13.htm
• Republic of Tea - http://www.republicoftea.com/
• Tea ceremony - http://www.chinatownconnection.com/japanese-tea-ceremony.htm
• Sano Ichiro Mysteries by Laura Joh Rowland - http://www.laurajohrowland.com/sano.html
• Sugawara Akitada Mysteries by I.J. Parker - http://www.ijparker.com/
• Tea Zer Travel Mug for Loose Leaf Tea - http://www.amazon.com/Liquid-Solutions-Tea-Zer-Tumbler-10oz/dp/B00125JHGU
• Kalahari Organic Teas - http://www.kalahariusa.com/
• McCarthy's Tea Room (Donegal Sq., 534 Main Street, Bethlehem PA ) - http://www.donegal.com/mysitecaddy/site3/mccarthystearoom.htm
• Potato Farls - http://www.irelandseye.com/aarticles/culture/recipes/cooking/tatofarl.shtm
• Coffee Coffee (5 Bel Air South Parkway, Bel Air MD) - http://www.coffeecoffee-online.com/
• Simple is Beautiful (100 Brock Street North, Whitby ON) - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whitby-ON/Simple-is-Beautiful/96601731346
• TenRen Tea - http://www.tenren.com/

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our lovely listeners!

This episode is about some of our family traditions.  We hope that everyone had a great holiday season and a very wonderful New Year.  Thanks for sticking with us and continuing to listen and refer your friends to our little podcast.

Links of Interest:

• Nutroll - http://www.squidoo.com/nut-roll
• Let Them Eat Fruitcake! by Sara Dickerman - http://www.slate.com/id/2238779/
• George Washington's Egg Nog - http://cooking.cdkitchen.com/TheCompetentCook/195.html
• Alton Brown NPR Egg Nog Interview - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6597856
• Eggnog: Spike and Let it Sit, For Safety - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121615594
• Paska - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paska_(bread)

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The Good Fare and Cheer of Old England is a book we discovered at the Orillia Library.  We loved it so much we bought a copy, and felt it needed it's own ZFC show to spread the word about how great a book it is!  We are going to look into the copyright information (so far it looks like it has not been renewed and has fallen into Public Domain), so we are also going to work on creating an Audiobook version of it.

Links of Interest:

• Add All Book Search and Price Comparison - http://openlibrary.org/b/OL5794571M/good_fare_and_cheer_of_old_England
• Buy GF&C of Old E Used on Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000X78APM/ref=cm_cr_thx_view
• Joan Parry Dutton's Library Thing Page - http://www.librarything.com/author/duttonjoanparry

James Keiller and Sons of Dundee Marmalade

• Keiller's: Sticky Success - http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/work/scotland/perth_tayside/
• Mrs. Keiller's Marmalade Recipe - http://www.scotsindependent.org/features/food/dundee_marmalade.htm

• Knob Hill Farms - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knob_Hill_Farms
• Wallace and Grommit: Curse of the Wererabbit - http://www.wandg.com/
• Slate - How Cost-Effective Is It To Make Homemade Pantry Staples? - http://www.slate.com/id/2216611/pagenum/all/
• Medieval Cooking Blog - Post Mondern Friday: Being Thrifty -http://medievalcooking.org/2009/05/15/post-modern-friday-being-thrifty/

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