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Chicago Tea Collective
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Bringing tea drinkers in Chicago together for CommuniTea & more!
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📍Homelands of the Council of Three Fires: the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potowatomi Nations
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Checks out (as long as the humidity isn't excessive)
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
A Hot Drink on a Hot Day Can Cool You Down
A rigorous experiment revealed that on a hot, dry day, drinking a hot beverage can help your body stay cool
www.smithsonianmag.com
July 1, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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One of our favorite recipes involves mixing it with Hibiscus tea/Agua de Jamaica. Makes a refreshing drink for summer weather. #teasky

Hope hibiscus isn't one of your allergies.
Heat Water: Start with 0.8 L of cold water in a kettle and heat it to 80°C Steep Hibiscus: Combine the hot water with 8g of dry hibiscus flowers in a glass pitcher of about 0.8L Filtered Pour: Using a strainer, pour the liquid into a bottle or jar to separate the hot strained hibiscus tea from the used flowers. Compost: Dispose of the used hibiscus flowers in the compost. Mix and Stir: Add Yuja/Yuzu Marmalade (Honey Citron Tea) to the hot strained hibiscus tea and stir thoroughly. Chill (Optional): The resulting hot Yuzu Jamaica can be served immediately or chilled to create a cold beverage.
May 28, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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This is supposed to be Rikyū, but I will need to open Aseprite or some pixel art editor later to give him his distinctive hat (Rikyu-bo (利休帽)) and Buddhist outerwear (jikitotsu (直綴/じきとつ))
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sen_no_...
Sen no Rikyū - Wikipedia
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May 10, 2026 at 1:23 AM