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This is another sample from Brenden at Whispering Pines, and with my ginger-y, medicinal tea kick today, I thought this was my most appropriate choice before bed.

As it brewed, I thought to myself: there is no way this can actually taste like a ginger snap. I mean… there’s a certain feel to ginger snaps, so MissB, don’t get your hopes up!

Well, I should’ve gotten my hopes up. This is delicious, and even my youngest (who adores ginger snaps) said this was yummy. It has the same spice, bite, and breadiness of a ginger snap, and now I really want one…

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JustJames 12 years ago

i love gingersnaps…… now i have to look this company up!

JustJames 12 years ago

oops nope! no rooiboos for me. tres triste!

MissB 12 years ago

Oh, boo. I should have said something! Whispering Pines is amazing. Quick shipping, and some really adventurous tea. I’m sending you some in our swap, ones that you can have. :P

mrs.stenhouse12 12 years ago

I want this tea! I will have to place a WP order soon :D my boyfriend has almost drank through my ounce of Campfire Blend! They have very nice teas :)

Whispering Pines Tea Company 12 years ago

:) This is one of the few rooibos teas that I enjoy drinking. Grr, now I want ginger snaps! I have a few pieces of ginger shortbread I made left…I should have those. haha

MissB 12 years ago

Ginger shortbread? Now you’re just killing me. MissLena, I completely agree!

Whispering Pines Tea Company 12 years ago

Yep, Ginger Shortbread! :) Lucky for you, the recipe is on my site and is INCREDIBLY simple! :D

http://whisperingpinestea.com/healthyliving_files/shortbread.html

If you prefer a LOT of kick, use three tablespoons of ginger root rather than 2.

CelebriTEA 12 years ago

I love those old fashioned Ginger Snaps that are REALLY strong :-)

OMGsrsly 12 years ago

Those shortbread recipes look amazing, Whispering Pines! I usually use a rice-corn-tapioca blend in baking, and I find my shortbread just falls apart. I’m excited to try it with buckwheat. Thanks!

Whispering Pines Tea Company 12 years ago

Ahh yes, buckwheat is my favorite! I’m not even gluten-intolerant and I prefer buckwheat over most everything else. :) These shortbread recipes go so perfectly with tea that I almost always have a batch in cookie tin on the table! I think my next batch will have pumpkin spice and orange zest :)

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JustJames 12 years ago

i love gingersnaps…… now i have to look this company up!

JustJames 12 years ago

oops nope! no rooiboos for me. tres triste!

MissB 12 years ago

Oh, boo. I should have said something! Whispering Pines is amazing. Quick shipping, and some really adventurous tea. I’m sending you some in our swap, ones that you can have. :P

mrs.stenhouse12 12 years ago

I want this tea! I will have to place a WP order soon :D my boyfriend has almost drank through my ounce of Campfire Blend! They have very nice teas :)

Whispering Pines Tea Company 12 years ago

:) This is one of the few rooibos teas that I enjoy drinking. Grr, now I want ginger snaps! I have a few pieces of ginger shortbread I made left…I should have those. haha

MissB 12 years ago

Ginger shortbread? Now you’re just killing me. MissLena, I completely agree!

Whispering Pines Tea Company 12 years ago

Yep, Ginger Shortbread! :) Lucky for you, the recipe is on my site and is INCREDIBLY simple! :D

http://whisperingpinestea.com/healthyliving_files/shortbread.html

If you prefer a LOT of kick, use three tablespoons of ginger root rather than 2.

CelebriTEA 12 years ago

I love those old fashioned Ginger Snaps that are REALLY strong :-)

OMGsrsly 12 years ago

Those shortbread recipes look amazing, Whispering Pines! I usually use a rice-corn-tapioca blend in baking, and I find my shortbread just falls apart. I’m excited to try it with buckwheat. Thanks!

Whispering Pines Tea Company 12 years ago

Ahh yes, buckwheat is my favorite! I’m not even gluten-intolerant and I prefer buckwheat over most everything else. :) These shortbread recipes go so perfectly with tea that I almost always have a batch in cookie tin on the table! I think my next batch will have pumpkin spice and orange zest :)

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A few years ago, the obsession with tea started. The cupboard got bigger and bigger, more swaps occurred, group buys, secret rendezvous with local teapassionistas… and that’s how you end up with 500+ different kinds of tea in your home. At one time.

Almost all of the tea was given away, sold, or otherwise shared. A few relics still remain. I now travel full time with only two carryon bags to my name. One quarter of those bags are tea.

It’s still a challenge to avoid the chipmunk-like hoarding of The Teas, yet, the lightness of being from having so little compels me more.

If I have enough, I’m happy to share. If I’m in your area, I’d love to swap, meet for tea, and explore together.

As for the day-to-day stuff, I’m focused almost entirely on Love, (yes, with a capital L), Spirit/Self, transformation, travel and my writing and speaking work.

What kinds of teas do I normally like?

YES: flavored teas, fruity, dessert, chai, and spicy (REALLY spicy).

A FONDNESS FOR: all white teas, malty black teas, any herbal or medicinal teas, strange/weird teas you can only get in one place.

ALLERGIC TO: strawberries, lavender

DISLIKES: any added sugars, grains, lapsang souchong, and overly floral teas – I might enjoy a Jasmine Green every once in a while, but unless it’s a creamy floral tea (think roses in a chai, or the smoothness of a floral note in a French tea), I’ll likely pass. Earl Greys are a hit or miss with me; heavy on the cream or fruit notes and I might like it, heavy on the blergamot and I definitely won’t.

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