Iced tea

[ousdahl]

Anyone got any recs?

As far as a good tea to serve iced, besides the standard issue Lipton type

Preferably herbal/decaf, as tea is what I switch to once I’ve had too much coffee, but open to suggestions either way

[pdub]

You seem more like a Yerba Mate kinda dude.

[ousdahl]

Ha, I had a Yerba phase.

But haven’t in a while.

If I want a drink that’s hot and caffeinated and kinda tastes like ass, I just stick to coffee any more.

[pdub]

You can drink iced Mate.
Dude I knew in college would carry iced mate around in a bulls horn.

[ousdahl]

Damn, good suggestion, might have to try that


And by “that” I mostly just mean the bulls horn

[TDub]

if they ever find out unsweetened iced tea is bad for you, I'm fucked. I bet I drink a minimum of 2 gallons a week of the stuff. Probably more.

[KUTradition]

can’t beat sun tea, sugar or not

8 standard bags/gallon

[Shirley]

Never liked tea that much, which is good, because it contributes to the formation of kidney stones and ain't nobody wants another one of those!

[pdub]

Damn, good suggestion, might have to try that


And by “that” I mostly just mean the bulls horn

In Paraguay, cold yerba mate is known as terere', always infused with herbs, often mint or a combination of many herbs and served in a guampa, a hollowed out natural horn from a cow or bull.

[TDub]

Never liked tea that much, which is good, because it contributes to the formation of kidney stones and ain't nobody wants another one of those!

terrific. thanks for that.

[TDub]

Damn, good suggestion, might have to try that


And by “that” I mostly just mean the bulls horn

In Paraguay, cold yerba mate is known as terere', always infused with herbs, often mint or a combination of many herbs and served in a guampa, a hollowed out natural horn from a cow or bull.

well, now I want a guampa.

although sounds like a powder horn from the old muzzle loader or flintlock days.

[KUTradition]

the lab i was a part of at BYU had quite a few South Americans, and they drank the shit out out of mate

due to the coffee restriction, a number of us gringos partook as well

not my jam, personally

[Sparko]

Never liked tea that much, which is good, because it contributes to the formation of kidney stones and ain't nobody wants another one of those!

I have consumed enormous quantities of tea my whole life, Mrs. S-C-U-M, and I have never had any issues and neither has Mr. Neutron.

The NIH sees no issues:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8708000/

[ousdahl]

kidney stones from tea?

Can't we have any nice things?

but that says black tea. Like I said, I mostly stick to herbal.

Mint can be good. I like hibiscus as a tea flavor too.

If I want something more earthy maybe a chamomile. Or roiboos. It's like Yerba mate for roibois.

[Shirley]

Never liked tea that much, which is good, because it contributes to the formation of kidney stones and ain't nobody wants another one of those!

I have consumed enormous quantities of tea my whole life, Mrs. S-C-U-M, and I have never had any issues and neither has Mr. Neutron.

The NIH sees no issues:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8708000/

And since Keith Richards has never had lung cancer, I guess smoking cigarettes isn't a risk factor...

From your article: ...No significantly increased risk for kidney stone formation could be derived from the ingestion of black tea in normal subjects. Further research is needed to evaluate the impact of black tea consumption in kidney stone patients with intestinal hyperabsorption of oxalate.

I regret I was imprecise.

My earlier statement should have included a disclaimer pointing out that people like me who are prone to hyperabsorption of dietary oxalates, and thus have hyperoxaluria*, appear to be prone to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. The formation of kidney stones is multifactorial and not completely understood, but in addition to dietary oxalates, intestinal flora, intestinal inflammation like that found in ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, (which I have), among other things, appear to be contributing factors.

Hyperoxaluria is a state of disordered metabolism characterized by an increased urinary excretion of oxalate. The normal daily oxalate excretion in healthy individuals ranges between 10-40 mg per 24 h. Concentrations exceeding 40-45 mg per 24 h are considered as clinical hyperoxaluria.

[TDub]

dammit. I drink gallons of black tea and almost no water. I should really do something about that.

[Shirley]

dammit. I drink gallons of black tea and almost no water. I should really do something about that.

If you've been drinking gallons of black tea for years and haven't had a problem, chances are likely you won't.

Not that it wouldn't be a good idea to increase your water intake.

[Sparko]

Never liked tea that much, which is good, because it contributes to the formation of kidney stones and ain't nobody wants another one of those!

I have consumed enormous quantities of tea my whole life, Mrs. S-C-U-M, and I have never had any issues and neither has Mr. Neutron.

The NIH sees no issues:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8708000/

And since Keith Richards has never had lung cancer, I guess smoking cigarettes isn't a risk factor...

From your article: ...No significantly increased risk for kidney stone formation could be derived from the ingestion of black tea in normal subjects. Further research is needed to evaluate the impact of black tea consumption in kidney stone patients with intestinal hyperabsorption of oxalate.

I regret I was imprecise.

My earlier statement should have included a disclaimer pointing out that people like me who are prone to hyperabsorption of dietary oxalates, and thus have hyperoxaluria*, appear to be prone to the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones. The formation of kidney stones is multifactorial and not completely understood, but in addition to dietary oxalates, intestinal flora, intestinal inflammation like that found in ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, (which I have), among other things, appear to be contributing factors.

Hyperoxaluria is a state of disordered metabolism characterized by an increased urinary excretion of oxalate. The normal daily oxalate excretion in healthy individuals ranges between 10-40 mg per 24 h. Concentrations exceeding 40-45 mg per 24 h are considered as clinical hyperoxaluria.

Oh. I thought you might be hypo-oxaluric by proxy.

[ousdahl]

Four flavors tried this week!

Monday was “wild sweet orange.” Pretty good, but the sweet orange flavor came thru better when hot. This comes across as more herby over ice.

Tuesday was “Passion,” a hibiscus blend. Flowery and tart, prob my fave so far.

Yesterday was the ginger peach digestive health tea. Not had, somehow almost tasted minty.

Today is chamomile. Didn’t think I’d like, but pleasantly surprised. Tastes the most like classic Lipton, but without the heavy earthy flavor (or caffeine) of black tea.

Tomorrow might try this blueberry stuff I forgot I had. Also might do mint, tho I feel like I’ve tried mint iced before and wasn’t thrilled.

[TDub]

gross