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Rose Tea Room, she has seen her business triple. “A busy day for us used to be 60 seatings. Now a busy day would be about 180.”
In fact, in the first years the English Rose Tea Room was open, Jo viewed her business as a seasonally popular destination, and she closed throughout the summer. In recent years, she realized that, at the
end of the summer, she had received hundreds of voicemails from prospective customers interested in making reservations. Jo realized that by opening year-round, she would be able to service the needs
of the community and keep her hard-working, loyal staff employed year-round, rather than hiring seasonally – certainly a “win-win” situation.
This has certainly been a beneficial situation for her customers in and around Carefree. The English Rose
Tea Room has become not only a popular destination for residents and tourists to enjoy wonderful tea,
homemade scones and tea sandwiches in a beautifully appointed, relaxed setting, but also a place to shop for china and unique gifts and decor right next door. Patrons may also have their tea leaves read!
Tea Over Time T From
Buddhist
monks
using it in their religious
ceremonies to American revolutionaries tossing it into the Boston Harbor, tea has become more than a
beverage; it has become an event. With the exception of water, there is not an older drink in civilization than
tea. For almost 5,000 years, this drink has been a sources of medicine, meditation, piracy, political upheaval, congregation and superstition.
Tea is of the genus camellia and the species
sinesis and is native to Central and Eastern Asia. There are three types of tea: black, green and oolong. The process used to prepare the leaves
establishes the tea’s classification, while oxidation determines its color, body and flavor.
Tea has been enjoyed for its medicinal properties for
many years. There are studies done everyday that confirm what people have known for years: drinking tea has multiple and significant health benefits. Tea contains antioxidants, protects your bones and teeth (tea
actually contains fluoride and tannins that keep plaque at bay), it bolsters your immune defenses, protects against cancer, may reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke and increases your metabolism. It also is calorie-free (unless you add sugar and milk) and it has about two-thirds less caffeine than coffee.
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