tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post2149727207566571542..comments2024-03-28T23:06:17.460+01:00Comments on wcs: Tea Timewcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-12303125664563619162008-01-12T14:57:00.000+01:002008-01-12T14:57:00.000+01:00Tea, mundane? The British will come after you, Wal...Tea, mundane? The British will come after you, Walt. <BR/>Listen to Charles Dickens:<BR/>"My dear, if you could give me a cup of tea to clean the muddle of a head, I should better understand your affairs."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-67845200519737098502008-01-12T08:41:00.000+01:002008-01-12T08:41:00.000+01:00These are truly terrific comments. I didn't know a...These are truly terrific comments. I didn't know anything so mundane as tea would spark such a fun discussion!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-62074776943188868882008-01-11T23:46:00.000+01:002008-01-11T23:46:00.000+01:00Beaver, you are so right. The Aussies had a sort o...Beaver, you are so right. The Aussies had a sort of high tea which was their dinner. My friend would call it tea and they would eat their tea. I had never heard of such. <BR/><BR/>They were great neighbors who had some great names for things- they called chickens, chooks, rang us up, said "righto", etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-62484581913134494232008-01-11T23:29:00.000+01:002008-01-11T23:29:00.000+01:00Yes, Chrissoup, you are right. Lapsang Souchong te...Yes, Chrissoup, you are right. Lapsang Souchong tea is advertised as having a smoky flavor. It certainly is an acquired taste. If you had been here in Imperial County after one if the rare occasions where we had rain you would know the very distinctive fragrance of the Creosote bush. It is also a very special smell that I like. But make tea from its leaves....<BR/><BR/>Ken, I can't wait to have that recipe of Chinese chicken. Do you have to serve it at five in the afternoon with scones?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-61357367989372900322008-01-11T23:08:00.000+01:002008-01-11T23:08:00.000+01:00Of course, we have PG Tips in Toronto. Some parts ...Of course, we have PG Tips in Toronto. Some parts of the city are still quite British.<BR/>I grew up very French in Montreal. We drank thé noir mais JAMAIS en sachets. There was a ritual about making tea. My mother bought tea leaves.She put 5ml per cup in a boule à infuser or she used une passoire to serve the tea.One of my aunts could "read" tea leaves. Then we would not strain the tea and when the liquid would be drunk, she would look in our cup and tell each one of us what would happen during that week.It was always a romantic story! I miss my mother's tea parties...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-91614850364312661462008-01-11T21:50:00.000+01:002008-01-11T21:50:00.000+01:00You, Gentlemen, made my day ( well it is grey and ...You, Gentlemen, made my day ( well it is grey and slushy out there).<BR/>On Ken's site I nearly drowned my key board with coffee when I read CHM comment about Taylor's wine and now a bouquet of tar :-)<BR/><BR/>Seriously there are some good one upstate and even in Quebec these days ( even an Ice Wine)<BR/><BR/>as far as "eating tea" I believe that Evelyn means " High Tea" as per the English definition: a combination of Afternoon Tea and evening meal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-30707247568925899532008-01-11T18:42:00.000+01:002008-01-11T18:42:00.000+01:00Is Lapsang Souchong the one that has a bouquet of....Is Lapsang Souchong the one that has a bouquet of...asphalt? Guess it's an acquired taste that I have not acquired.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-51163481270064384732008-01-11T16:21:00.000+01:002008-01-11T16:21:00.000+01:00CHM, we saw an interesting use for Lapsang Souchon...CHM, we saw an interesting use for Lapsang Souchong tea on a cooking show the other day. You make a pot of it and then use it as a cooking liquid, with onions, carrots, bay leaves, etc., for a chicken. I'm going to try it soon.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-3941386872948234662008-01-11T16:03:00.000+01:002008-01-11T16:03:00.000+01:00I like tea very much, but I like sugar even more. ...I like tea very much, but I like sugar even more. So I put a lot of the latter into the former. I get the best of both worlds! Here in the States, I have a hard time finding my favorite Lapsang Souchong. "Je regarde en avant" to buy a lot of it when in Paris this spring and bring it back here, as usual!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-68268112278974730722008-01-11T15:24:00.000+01:002008-01-11T15:24:00.000+01:00Desolée, no PG Tips in Anniston, AL which does hav...Desolée, no PG Tips in Anniston, AL which does have lots of Lipton for our sweet tea.<BR/><BR/>I once had Aussie neighbors who "ate tea" in the evenings which really was their supper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com