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Perfect Coffees.Com Newsletter Issue #11

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Dec. 1, 2004

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In This Issue
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=> Coffee Maker Buying Tips
=> Feature Article
=> Recipe Of The Month
=> Coffee Trivia
=> New To Our Web Site
=> Our Sister Web Site
=> Contact Us
=> Subscribe/Unsubscribe information

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Coffee Maker Buying Tips
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If you are looking to replace your aging coffee maker or giving one as a gift, here are a few tips for you to consider before you make your buying decision.

The glass carafe is by far the most popular and is very easy to clean.

A thermal carafe has the advantage of keeping your coffee or tea hot for about an hour without having to keep the coffee on a hot burner and slowly degrading the flavor.

If you or your gift recipient are dealing with limited counter space, you might want to consider a coffee maker that includes a grinder.

If you frequently entertain consider a coffee maker that features dual brewers for brewing two pots of coffee simultaneously.

You can brew a lot of coffee at once or make one pot of caffeinated and one pot of decaf all at the same time.

The new pod brewers are another consideration over a standard coffee maker. They are quick and convenient, provide variety, and require very little cleanup.

Pod brewers use individually packaged pods of ground coffee, the pod machine quickly brews one cup of coffee directly into the cup or travel mug. The individual pods provide users with the ability to brew a different coffee according to tastes.

Additionally, pod brewers are also able to brew tea using preportioned tea pods.

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Feature Article
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The 4000 Year Old Secrets of Green Tea

The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea for over 4,000 years. But recent studies are just starting to unlock these ancient secrets of green tea.

Today, a great deal of research is being carried out about green tea health benefits and the findings are very exciting.

Here are just a few medical conditions that drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful with:

Cancer
Rheumatoid arthritis
High cholesterol levels
Cardiovascular disease
Infection
Impaired immune function
Controlling high blood pressure
Lowering blood sugar

Researchers believe the real secret of green tea lies in the fact that it is rich in EGCG which is a powerful anti-oxidant. EGCG has been found to kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissue.

A University of Purdue study recently concluded that a compound in green tea actually inhibits the growth of cancer cells.

Red wine has been long studied because it contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet.

But researchers from the University of Kansas determined that EGCG is twice as powerful as resveratrol, which may explain why the rate of heart disease among Japanese and French men is quite low, even though approximately seventy-five percent of them are smokers.

Research also indicates that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol.

But the health benefits of green tea don't end there. Green tea has been found to inhibit the abnormal formation of blood clots which is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.

New studies have actually shown that green tea can even help you loose weight. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition performed a study at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Researchers found that men who were given a combination of caffeine and green tea extract burned more calories than those given only caffeine or a placebo.

It has also been shown that drinking green tea can give your body a greater ability to fight infection and kill bacteria.

Green tea can even help prevent tooth decay. Its bacteria-destroying abilities kill the bacteria that causes dental plaque and aids the immune system with its antifungal properties by improving digestive function.

You may be asking if other Chinese teas offer similar health benefits. But the answer is no. Although green, oolong, and black teas all come from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, the way green tea is processed is what sets them apart.

Green tea leaves are steamed, and that prevents the EGCG compound from being oxidized. Black and oolong tea leaves are made from fermented leaves, which converts the EGCG into other compounds. This process makes oolong and black teas much less effective in preventing and fighting various diseases.

So how much green tea should you drink? There are as many answers to this question as there are researchers investigating the health properties of green tea.

While some companies selling green tea say that ten cups per day are necessary to reap the maximum benefits, a University of California study on the cancer-preventative qualities of green tea concluded that you could probably attain the desired level of polyphenols by drinking two cups a day.

The research of this ancient beverage continues, and it may take decades to unlock all of the secrets it holds. Although green tea should not be considered to be a magic bullet, researchers agree the positive health benefits are very promising.

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Recipe Of
The Month
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Apple Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
2 cups peeled, diced apples
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°.
Cream together shortening, sugar, vanilla, and salt.
Add eggs and beat well.
Into a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.
Fold in diced apples.
Pour batter into a greased 13x9x2-inch pan.
Sprinkle top evenly with chopped walnuts.
Combine brown sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the chopped walnuts.
Bake apple sour cream coffee cake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes.

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Coffee Trivia
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Dorothy Jones of Boston was the first American coffee trader. It was in 1670 that she was granted a license to sell coffee.

It was a locksmith who, in 1665, first invented a coffee mill in London.

Beethoven who was a coffee lover, was so particular about his coffee that he always counted 60 beans for each cup when he prepared his brew.

When coffee supplies became scarce during the American Civil War, soldiers desperate for a cup of coffee used roasted sweet potato and Indian corn as a substitute.

Until the tenth century, coffee was considered a food. Ethiopian tribesmen would mix the coffee berries with animal fat, roll them into balls, and eat them on their nomadic journeys.

There are about 45 milligrams of caffeine in a can of Coca-Cola©, 80 milligrams in a chocolate candy bar, and 184 milligrams in an 8 oz. cup of coffee.

There are more than 3,000 varieties of tea.

In 2003 the specialty coffee café market rang up an estimated $6.63 billion in sales.

Americans drink more than 300 million cups of coffee every day, 75 percent of those cups are being brewed at home.

While roasted coffee beans start to lose small amounts of flavor within two weeks, ground coffee begins to lose its flavor in a matter of minutes.

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New To Our Web Site
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The new addition of coffee and tea articles to our web site has been a huge success.

We are always adding new articles to the database and you can read all of them by going to Coffee and Tea Articles.

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Our Sister Web Site
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Thanks to all of you who are doing your online shopping at our sister web site at: 1stopshoppingonline.com

With Christmas shopping in full swing, we offer you a nice variety of stores to browse and shop for the perfect gift at fantastic prices.

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We know you have a lot of choices on the Internet and we thank you for visiting our sites and for your business.

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Contact Us
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