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Is there a place in here for me, possibly? And would all y'all like some chai?
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Jeannette Willow Is there a place in here for me, possibly? And would all y'all like some chai? Hehe. Everyone usually is welcome. And...chai? o.o; |
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Arreat Jeannette Willow Is there a place in here for me, possibly? And would all y'all like some chai? Hehe. Everyone usually is welcome. And...chai? o.o; So, how goes life today? |
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So chai = a drink?
Eh, setting up a guild RP. Also randomly surfing the web/harassing people on MSN IM. Nothing extremely out of the norm. |
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chai is yummy. and Jean's recipe sounds extra yum! blaugh yes chai isa drink. |
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Yes, chai (actually chai masala) is a yummy beverage, tea with lots of spices esp cardamon, and sweetener (I use honey), mixed 50-50 with milk. Stabucks has some that's not bad, should you want to try it IRL.
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As long as it doesn't have cinnamon in it.
I'm more a soda/power drinker. |
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It genrally does hav cinnamon, but I can make you some without?
Here's my base recipe. Jeannette's chai masala Makes 1 gallon of chai latte. Black pepper, whole .25 tsp Ginger, ground .25 tsp Cloves, ground .25 tsp Nutmeg, ground .25 tsp Allspice, ground .5 tsp Mace, ground .5 tsp Orange zest .5 tsp Galangal 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground 1 tsp Cardamon seed 1 Tbl Jasmine Green Tea 3 HEAPING Tbls Honey 1.25 Cup, or to taste Amaretto diSaronno 3 Tbls Vanilla extract 1 tsp Powder ingredients up to Green Tea. Put in hops boiling bag, available at any brew store, along with the tea. Boil in half-gallon plus 2 cups of water for 30 minutes. Remove bag. Heat honey in microwave to make it easy to pour. Pour honey, vanilla and Amaretto in gallon milk jug. Use hot tea to rinse out honey measuring cup. Add tea to jug, cap and shake to dissolve honey. Fill jug with milk, soy milk, almond milk, or other milk substitute to 1 gallon. Refrigerate. To serve, pour into coffee mug and microwave on High until hot, or pour over ice for iced chai. Notes: Galangal is a Thai spice, and can be hard to find. If you can't get it, substitute 1/4 tsp more ground ginger. To be authentic, use black tea not jasmine green tea. Black tea has more caffeine, but green tea is healthier. When dissolving the honey, use only a SMALL amount of the near-boiling tea, and uncap the jug often to prevent explosion. The left-over spices make a nice scented potpourri. If you can't get a hops boiling bag, use two clean nylon kneehi stockings, one inside the other. They're cheap and disposable. By the way, this recipe is my creation. It'll make a nice, strong chai. Feel free to experiment with it, and distribute it, or even brew it, bottle it and become a gazillionaire smile Memes want to be free smile |
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If you ever have troubles with spices, just add a billion tons of saffron like the Persians do. 8D
( don't try it! ) ...Actually this stuff you just posted sounds....healthy. I am highly amused. |
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If you can't afford all that saffron, use tumeric. Looks about the same smile
Actually, chai IS pretty healthy. I was kinda educated in taking care of myself by a few bykes, back when first I came out. |
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Siiiick. ; ; No Rockstars for me.
The makers of Mana potion came out with a new shot. I gotta try it. Probably very unhealthy. 8D |
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