Archive for March, 2007
Indian Tea Board
Posted by Admin in General Tea News on March 1st, 2007
By Mehdi Hassan
There are many major organizations related to tea industry in India. The Indian tea board is the major government organization. Under the Tea Act of 1953, Indian government established Indian Tea board. Headquartered in Kolkata, the tea board is headed by a chairman appointed by Indian government.
Some other officials in the tea board are:
- 3 persons representing Parliament
- 2 persons representing owners of tea estates and gardens and growers of tea
- 6 persons representing the Government of the principal tea-growing States namely Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Himachal Pradesh
- 5 persons representing persons employed in tea estates and gardens
- 2 persons representing dealers including both exporters and internal traders of tea
- 2 persons representing manufacturers of tea
- 2 persons representing consumers
- 2 persons representing other interest
Below are given the objectives of this organization:
Secretariat and Establishment for administrative work and co-ordination of the activities of the various other departments.- Finance for internal audit and maintenance of the Board’s accounts.
- Development for the administration of financial assistance scheme and assistance to the industry for procurement for distribution and movement of essential inputs.
- Research for administering grant loans to research organizations and maintaining internal research facilities.
- Licensing for regulation of production and export and implementation of the Tea Waste (Control) Order.
- Promotion for the marketing of tea in India and increase of exports.
- Statistics for the collection of statistical data and undertaking cost studies.
- Labor Welfare for the implementation of welfare measures in the tea industry.
- Law for dealing with various miscellaneous legal matters arising in functional departments.
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Spiced Cranberry Tea Punch
Posted by Admin in Tea Recipes on March 1st, 2007
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Prep: 10 min.
Cook: 15 min.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cold water
- 4 tea bags
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups white or red grape juice
- 2 cups cranberry juice cocktail
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 lemon, sliced
- 1 orange, sliced
- Lemon and/or orange wedges
Directions
- In a 4-quart Dutch oven bring the 4 cups cold water to boiling; remove from heat. Add tea bags. Let steep for 3 to 5 minutes. Discard tea bags.
- Stir in the 2 cups water, grape juice, cranberry juice cocktail, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
- Add lemon and orange slices. Cover and chill about 4 hours. If desired, pour tea through a strainer into a serving pitcher or punch bowl before serving. Pour tea over ice cubes. Garnish each glass with lemon and/or orange wedges. Makes about 10 (8-ounce) servings.
Make-Ahead Tip: Up to 1 day ahead, prepare punch as directed. Strain and store in a glass jar or pitcher. Serve as directed.
Barley tea – Recipe – Taste.com.au
Posted by Admin in Tea Recipes on March 1st, 2007
Source
Australian Good Taste – November 2000 , Page 57
Recipe by Alison Turner
Preparation Time 5 minutes
Cooking Time 40 minutes
Ingredients (serves 6)
- 160g (2/3 cup) pearl barley
- 4L (8 cups) water
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Spread the barley over a large baking tray and cook in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes or until the barley is toasted and aromatic.
Transfer the barley to a large saucepan. Add the water and bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes or until the barley is very tender. Strain the tea into a large heatproof jug or teapot. Discard the barley. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly before serving.
Notes & tips
This tea can be served warm, at room temperature, or chilled.
Iced apple & citrus tea
Posted by Admin in Tea Recipes on March 1st, 2007
Source
Australian Good Taste – February 2005 , Page 45
Recipe by Louise Pickford Australian Good Taste – February 2005
Preparation Time 5 minutes
Ingredients (serves 6)
- 6 cinnamon apple herbal tea bags
- 1.5L (6 cups) cold water
- 1 green apple, cored, halved, thinly sliced
- 1 orange, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1 lime, thinly sliced
- 6 sprigs fresh lemon thyme
- Ice cubes, to serve
- 1 x 750ml btl sparkling apple juice
Method
Place tea bags in a large bowl and pour over the cold water. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour to chill. Remove and discard tea bags.
Add apple, orange, lemon, lime and lemon thyme to the tea mixture. Cover and chill for a further 30 minutes.
Place the ice cubes in a large serving jug. Pour over the tea mixture and top with apple juice. Serve immediately.
Notes & tips
You can prepare this recipe to the end of step 1 up to 1 1/2 hours ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and store in the fridge. Continue from step 2 up to 30 minutes ahead.
Assam tea industry in heady export brew
Posted by Admin in Tea Industry News on March 1st, 2007
The Telegraph – Calcutta, India
Silchar, Feb. 10: The Assam tea industry has drawn up a comprehensive road map to boost export.
Addressing the 106th annual general meeting of the Surma Valley branch of the Indian Tea Association (ITA) here today, its secretary general M. Das Gupta urged the Centre to explore avenues to boost export of Assam tea to Pakistan, the third largest tea importing country in the world. He encouraged the tea industry to promote its India Blend brand through a market access initiative to the neighbouring country.
He said as Pakistan does not provide zero duty allowance to India on products given exemption in the case of exports to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the initiative should be mounted by New Delhi for a preferential duty in export through the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). He urged the Centre to provide adequate infrastructure for re-opening the land routes to Pakistan through our western borders and start a direct train from north India to Karachi to boost the export of tea in bulk to Pakistan.
Of the country’s annual average export of tea at 200 million kg, Assam tea accounts for around 22 million kg. Das Gupta said there was a possibility of the Centre hiking the total quantum of funds for the tea sector from the present Rs 350 crore to a whopping Rs 1,000 crore under the 11th plan period as part of its strategy to upgrade the quality of Indian tea products.
The Union commerce ministry recently mooted the scheme.
Das Gupta added that the Centre had set June 1 as the deadline to execute the first loan agreement between the Tea Board and the first recipient plantation of this package. The fund envisages a total disbursal of Rs 30 crore for the resuscitation of the ailing tea industry in Cachar.
The financial package under this scheme envisages 50 per cent of the cost of replantation and rejuvenation of the bushes, 25 per cent as capital subsidy and the remaining 25 per cent for the recipient plantation as its own contribution.
Das Gupta demanded the waiver of the green leaf cess at the rate of 32 paisa a kg of made tea to boost exports.
J. Choudhury, chairman of the ITA’s local branch, said production of tea in Cachar gardens had plummeted by nearly three million kg in 2006 because of the lingering drought. He stressed on higher productivity and cost reduction for ensuring the survival of the Cachar tea gardens.
The cost of every kilo of made tea in Cachar gardens had leapfrogged to a 92 per cent increase at present if compared to what prevailed in 1995, Choudhury said.
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