Devotees make their own by brewing tea and sugar with a flat, solid mass of yeasts and bacteria.

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In brewing the tea the water should be hot, but not too hot.

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He is with ModerateVoters.org, based in Irvine, California, and he says the Militant Middle started growing and coalescing around a broad slogan of "Throw the bums out" long before the Tea Party even started brewing -- and now it's reached a boiling point.

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