[PW] Blue Ribbon Tea company (Canada)

[Jeanne Schramm]

It appears that Brooke Bond was the tea retailer for Red Rose and Blue
Ribbon teas.  Perhaps the entries for Brooke Bond (and Red Rose Tea) in
Wikipedia will provide some clues for Blue Ribbon Tea.

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> One of our regulars has given us a puzzler - because I think we should
> have found the information but do not know why we haven't.
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> When his mother was still going back and forth to Canada, every
> Christmas she would return with several one-pound tins of Blue Ribbon
> Tea for the family. He remembers the tea being a very delightful brew.
> Now he would like to know 2 things -
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> 1. What was the tea itself - what kind was it?
> 2. Whatever became of the company who packaged/marketed it?
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> Our Kovel's and Warman's guides do not mention the tea tins, but do
> mention the Blue Ribbon sports cards.
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> My Google and Dogpile searches kept bringing up the Blue Ribbon Tea
> Company Band.
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> Are there some tea connoisseurs among us who might know of this tea, and
> can fill in our patron's information needs?
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> Hope this helps! -- James
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> James E. Weaver, Reference Librarian
> Whatcom County (WA) Library System
> vox: 360-354-4883 -- fax: 360-354-3149
> http://www.wcls.org/
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