I've tried so many mugs and tumblers and teatime vessels over the years that I have a pretty good idea of what will and won't work for keeping tea hot and/or old. Two that I am completely loyal to, though? These two Lily Pulitzer pieces, the small tumbler on the left and the large stainless steel tumbler on the right.
The small tumbler was a Christmas gift from my friend Deberah, and for some reason, I didn't get around to trying it until several weeks later, when one of our (rare) snowstorms hit Georgia. I'd prepared some hot tea and poured it into the tumbler, gone outside for snow pix for maybe thirty minutes or an hour, and only then did I take my tumbler upstairs to my craft room. After a while, I got a little thirsty, so I opened the slide closure on the lid, expecting at best a lukewarm sip of tea, and friends, I burned my lip! That tea was still scalding hot, which was a shock to both mind and lips. So I know my tea will not get cold in that tumbler, and as the Monkees used to sing, "Now I'm a believer."
I've also been wanting one of those large stainless steel tumblers to help me drink more water, but I've so far avoided getting in on the Stanley mug craze, and I wasn't sure I believed anything would keep a drink cold for hours on end. (When I see everyone getting on the bandwagon for something like that, I resist. I don't know why, but I've never liked to follow the crowd—except for when it comes to tea. Then I gladly participate.) Anyway, at a cute gift shop in Statesboro earlier this month, I was as always attracted to the Lily Pulitzer accessories, which we don't have in my neck of the woods. I finally selected this pretty tumbler, and when I got home, I added ice, water, and a peach tea bag. Hours later, about halfway through the tea, I picked up the mug and was stunned to hear ice tinkling around in there. After all that time? I added more water. By bedtime that night, I still had ice in this tumbler! So despite my earlier skepticism about stainless steel tumblers, I've become a real fan of these pieces. Are you?
I don’t have any Lily Pulitzer ones but I do have a few stainless steel cups that I use for cold drinks. My favorite, of course, was a gift from my grandchildren that is inscribed “My favorite people call me Grammie.”
ReplyDeleteI have never liked drinking from containers with a lid on them--it makes me feel like a child drinking out of a "sippy cup"! But I'm glad you have those two pretty containers that work well for you, for both hot beverages and cold ones.
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