• Flying Squid
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    711 months ago

    For now. We’ll see. We’re down to a single income, but we’re going to keep putting milk in our tea as long as we can. Because I’ve been drinking tea with milk almost as long as I have been alive thanks to an English father and grandmother. It’s like heroin for me except with milk and just a little something to sweeten it a bit. I don’t want to go through tea withdrawal.

    And don’t tell me I can just drink tea without milk. That’s like non-alcoholic beer. You have to be desperate. I’d rather get the tea shakes.

    • Remmock
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      311 months ago

      I cut my sugar in half by adding cinnamon and nutmeg. Works for coffee as well.

      • Flying Squid
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        211 months ago

        We use stevia extract instead of sugar. It works very well for tea.

        • Remmock
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          411 months ago

          I’ve tried stevia before. Can’t get over the cotton-candy flavor. I do make sure to use brown sugar, though. Sitting by the back window as I log in for work, contemplating if Anericans have a final straw or if we’ll just keep growing more and more bitter without functionally snapping due to the socioeconomic pressure like steel bars balanced on a beam with steady pressure on both sides, warping and weakening us.

          Then it’s time to start my shift.

          • Flying Squid
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            411 months ago

            I would describe it as more of an anise/licorice flavor, but a very mild one, although that may be because I use extract I get on Amazon and not what they usually sell in the supermarket. You dole it out with a tiny coke spoon sort of spoon and it lasts like 3 years for less than $20, so it’s a pretty decent investment if you don’t mind the taste.

            • Remmock
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              311 months ago

              You’ve emboldened me. I’ll give it another go and report back! Thanks for the description, as my family does tend to enjoy anise!

            • Remmock
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              111 months ago

              I decided to give it a shot. Maybe it’s different now, but I do taste the anise flavor. The problem is that while I thought I would like it, it distracted from the flavor. I continued on, thinking I’d adjust but it just kept growing more noticeable until I finally decided it wasn’t for me. Thanks!