Other Uses For Tea

Tea in the Garden
Add your tea leaves to acid loving plants like hydrangeas, azaleas and holly trees.

Dying linens
Give an antique look to linens by soaking them in a bath of hot infused tea leaves.

Tea as a deodorizer
Place a dish of tea leaves in your refrigerator to keep it smelling fresh.
Put dry tea leaves in a knee high and stuff it into shoes and sneakers to keep them smelling fresh.
Remove fish and onion odors from your hands by rinsing them with cooled tea.

Tea and teeth
Help fight against cavities and gum disease by rinsing with cooled tea. Tea is antibacterial so it will help guard against gingivitis. Tea also contains fluoride to help keep teeth and bones strong.

Cooking with tea
When adding dried fruit to recipes. Soak them in hot tea (any flavor) to make them plump and moist.
When baking, replace water in the ingredients with Earl Grey tea for extra flavor.

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