constant classic
When I was at the grocery store on Sunday, I was paused at the tea section, hunting for a certain kind of iced tea bags that the husband uses. I couldn’t find the iced tea, but my eye stopped on the boxes of Constant Comment.
In my informal observations, the varieties of teas available to the general public have greatly increased over the past 10 or 15 years, with popularized versions of things like green and chai teas becoming commonplace.
I go through periods of being really into tea and will buy many different flavors, though I remain a devoted coffee drinker as part of my morning ritual.*
My mom drank tea all the time when I was little and one of her favorites was Constant Comment. Seeing the familiar red and black box at the store, I suddenly craved the spicy orange flavor. I bought a box and last night, I drank my first cup in years while thumbing through the JC Penney Christmas catalog and scratching my head over some of their jewelry items. (Ahem.)
Did you know that Ruth Campbell Bigelow created Constant Comment in 1945 and was so named because the recipe received nothing but “constant comments?”
*I make it sound so peaceful, when my “ritual” involves gulping 3 or so cups in a most crackheaded and fiendish fashion after stumbling out of bed and before shoving my kid out the door with a hearty, “LET’S GO! COME ON!”
November 4th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I love Constant Comment.
November 5th, 2009 at 10:32 am
I love that watch. Something tells me it, too, would also garner constant comments. From crazy people.
November 7th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Constant Comment was my late, beloved English mother-in-law’s favorite. I keep a box in the cabinet just to remind me of her.
November 10th, 2009 at 11:43 am
So glad to hear that you have revisited Constant Comment…maybe a cup first thing will calm that morning “ritual” 🙂
Thanks for the mention and sharing some history!
Valorie for Bigelow Tea
November 13th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I have often been heard to remark upon my love for Constant Comment. Well, not really, but I do love it, and I so rarely get to use that joke. (My mom thinks it’s the funniest thing anyone has ever said, but she may be a bit biased.)