Description
INGREDIENTS: Rooibos, Hibiscus, Apple, Elderberries, Currants, Blueberry, Billberry, Cornflower petal, Natural flavors.
INGREDIENTS FROM: South Africa / Egypt / Turkey / Greece / Bulgaria / Albania
REGION(S): Cederberg / Nile Delta River + Fayoum / Anatolya / Corinth / Varna / Tirana
INFORMATION:
Blueberry bang, we admit, is a strange name for a cup of tea. But did you know the name actually comes from an old recipe of Eastern Canada? In those days a German immigrant named Frederick Wolfhasen began experimenting with new machines to facilitate the picking of the low growing wild blueberries that grew in abundance around his farm. Everything went swimmingly until one day in August of 1934 when he fired up his latest invention, a diesel powered picker. As it began to whir and rumble, Frederick began to calculate the dollars he would soon line his pockets with. A half-mile away, Frederick’s sturdy wife Gisela began to prepare lunch, a German pancake made from flour, shortening and sugar. As she mixed and stirred she heard what would later be described by the dairyman, who doubled as the local reporter, as a “loud clap, booming and most frightful.” Running outside, Gisela froze in her tracks when she saw what would later be described by the same dairyman as, “a wall, nay, a tidal wave of blueberries,” flying towards the house. Frederick, whose English was still not all that good, covered the half mile back to the farm house in a mere 5 minutes yelling, “Blueberries! Bang! Gisela!” over and over as he did so. By the time he arrived, Gisela was already back in the kitchen stirring her dough, which was now peppered richly with the deliciously sweet wild blueberries. Frederick blurted again, “Blueberries! Bang! Gisela!” To which Gisela replied, “Yah. Blueberries. Bang. Frederick.” Caffeine free, rich in minerals and vitamins, we feel that this is one innovative blend the couple would have gone crazy for. Wonderful hot or cold, this tea has the mellow qualities of rooibos with the character of a cupful of fresh wild blueberries. Wunderbar!
