Real Tea

Tasa · Post by **Tasa** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 9:03 pm

Jogon wrote: LeoAgree on coffee, taste seldom matches aroma.You mentioned 'Kardomah' on Albion St.Was that where Boots is now? Born 1960 and had vague memory of Kardomah somewhere there, but may only have been 4-ish.Or may have dreamt that.BookDon't forget your tea cosy so it can 'mash'. Kardomah was a bit further up Albion Street from the current Boots store, pretty much where Greggs is now.This Leodis photo shows the Kardomah:http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... Y=FULLThis Google Street View shows the same location (covered in scaffolding during the redevelopment of the site a couple of years ago):http://snipurl.com/22ngptoDo you remember the Ceylon Tea Centre on the corner of the Headrow and Albion Street (where the Halifax is now)? I remember being taken there as a child and found the tea very weak. I love tea but don't use leaf tea, only teabags. My mother always bought Brooke Bond Dividend as loose leaf tea and I saved the picture cards for years, and it was my job to carefully remove the dividend stamp from the packet!

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 9:40 pm

I can't believe no-one has mentioned Co-op 99 loose leaf tea! My old nan used to swear by it.I must admit I'm more of a coffee drinker now if I'm in the mood for a hot beverage, although if it's tea than it's Taylors Yorkshire tea bags.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 9:52 pm

Tasa[Q] Brooke Bond Dividend as loose leaf tea and I saved the picture cards for years, and it was my job to carefully remove the dividend stamp from the packet! [Q]

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 10:17 pm

Tasa wrote: Jogon wrote: LeoAgree on coffee, taste seldom matches aroma.You mentioned 'Kardomah' on Albion St.Was that where Boots is now? Born 1960 and had vague memory of Kardomah somewhere there, but may only have been 4-ish.Or may have dreamt that.BookDon't forget your tea cosy so it can 'mash'. Kardomah was a bit further up Albion Street from the current Boots store, pretty much where Greggs is now.This Leodis photo shows the Kardomah:http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?reso ... Y=FULLThis Google Street View shows the same location (covered in scaffolding during the redevelopment of the site a couple of years ago):http://snipurl.com/22ngptoDo you remember the Ceylon Tea Centre on the corner of the Headrow and Albion Street (where the Halifax is now)? I remember being taken there as a child and found the tea very weak. I love tea but don't use leaf tea, only teabags. My mother always bought Brooke Bond Dividend as loose leaf tea and I saved the picture cards for years, and it was my job to carefully remove the dividend stamp from the packet! Hi Tasa. My memory is that the Kardomah was a bit lower down Albion Street than Boots, not further up! I thought it was about where the sports store was where there is currently a lot of work going on. I'm confused now!

Post by **chameleon** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 10:52 pm

I think other threads have suggested Albion Street, Place and Briggate!Gran used to take us there I recall but not well enought to picture the location.

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 11:37 pm

I shared a flat with some Asian lads from Bradford too many years ago. They used to make a milk-based Tea that featured cinnamon and root ginger. Sounds weird but was lovely.

Johnny39 · Post by **Johnny39** » Fri 16 Mar, 2012 11:56 pm

chameleon wrote: I think other threads have suggested Albion Street, Place and Briggate!Gran used to take us there I recall but not well enought to picture the location. There certainly was a Kardoma on Briggate, on the opposite side of the road from the Empire. It had a bit of a dodgy reputation in the 50's, which always seemed strange to me for what amounted to a cafe. I'm not sure when it closed but if pressed I would say sometime in the 60's.

jonleeds · Post by **jonleeds** » Sat 17 Mar, 2012 12:31 am

I know its not loose tea, but last year I discovered that Sainsbury's Basic's teabags - 27p for 80 tea bags are brilliant. Its fair trade tea too and I'd say its easily as nice as tetleys etc. Mind you dont touch the other supermarkets similarly priced value teabags cos they are RANK!

Jogon · Post by **Jogon** » Sun 18 Mar, 2012 1:11 pm

I know this is sad, but I've a fave mug where tea tastes better

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Sun 18 Mar, 2012 5:29 pm

Jogon wrote: I know this is sad, but fave, most comfy mug, pictured. Ha ha - I've got a 'Haynes' mug too - although mine is the Escort XR3i one though