American tea culture
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American tea culture encompasses the methods of preparation and means of consumption of tea within the context of the culture of the United States. About 85% of the tea consumed in the United States i
A silver teapot made by Paul Revere, an American silversmith, officer and patriot
Southern Sweet Iced Tea
The Timucua chief Saturiwa (fl. 1562–1565) prepares his men for battle by drinking yaupon tea. Engraving by Jacques le Moyne and Theodor De Bry.
Paul Revere holds a silver teapot he has made.
Yaupon tea
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Yaupon tea is any of several kinds of caffeinated beverages originally brewed by Native Americans in the Southeastern United States and later adopted by Europeans and European Americans. It is general
American tea culture
…classes and has adapted to the customs of the United States. The Native peoples of North America drank various herbal teas, the most common of which was Yaupon tea, known as the "Beloved drink", "Cassina", or "White drink". It was brewed from yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), which is native to the Atlantic and Gulf…
A cup of American yaupon tea commercially available in the United States
Yaupon holly
Approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures