I’ve never liked the smell of Constant Comment. The guys drink it, mom &
I don’t. Dad keeps a stockpile of Raspberry Royale since it’s hard to find.
A lot of people don’t like Constant Comment, but it was the first tea I ever drank when I left home. My mother always drank some tea called, “orange pekoe and pekoe cut black” tea, but I don’t know it it’s even in existence, any more. I can remember the smell, though.
Constant Comment has changed over the years. It was much better back in the ‘60s. The orange, clove, and cinnamon were more pronounced back then and the tea was stronger,. When you saw/felt the teabag, you could feel the ‘chunks’ of orange peel and spices in it. Now it’s all homogenized, pasteurized, emulsified, granulated, and standardized.. To get the same equivalent you need two or three teabags.. ;-)
My Mother drank it back when I was younger than 34. That’s how I know these things. (Because I asked her what those lumps in the teabag were. Today’s version has no palpable lumps.. ;-)
Today’s trivia - where is the only tea plantation in the United States located?