Colonial Bohea - Tea by the Pound Tea/Tea by the Pound Notes: Fresh

Notes: Fresh

was by far the largest tea import during colonial times

and drying

and was named after 2nd Earl Grey - British Prime Minister in the 1830's

Colonial Bohea - Tea by the Pound Tea/Tea by the Pound Notes: FreshColonial Bohea Loose Tea by the Pound Description: Bohea tea, (pronounced Boo hee Ukers 510), was by far the largest tea import during colonial times. Sometimes called Bohea Souchong or Lapsang Bohea, the blend originated in China with trade to the British and Dutch East India Companies. It was so popular that the word bohea became the slang term for tea. The blend varied wildly, consisting of broken orange pekoe, pekoe, and souchong dumped in a pile