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2017-07-01

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Community Blog:Are you growing any 'Liberty Tea' in your garden? By Rhonda Nowak Jul 01, 2017 12:00 AM A A "Tea made from a plant or shrub (Ceanothus americanus) grown in Pearsontown about 20 miles from Portland, Maine, was served to a circle of ladies and gentlemen in Newbury Port, who pronounced it nearly, if not quite, its equal in flavor to genuine Bohea [one of three Chinese black teas tossed overboard later in 1773]. [...] Click here to read the full post