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Show Hop Tea iu England. A new industry has sprung up in England in the manufacture of hop tea. Hop tea is a blend of Indian and Ceylon Cey-lon teas with Kentish hops prepared by a special drying process, in which the hops come in contact with pure air only and are not subjected to the fumes to which brewers' hops are exposed. It is claimed for hop tea that the introduction intro-duction of the hops not only improves the flavor of the tea by giving it a malty aroma, but the sedative in the hop counteracts the exciting effect of ordinary ordi-nary tea upon the nerves. It is also elaimed that the tonic property of the hop modifies and diminishes the astriu-gency astriu-gency of ordinary tea. |