Subject: Alrighty then. (nm)
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Posted on: 2009-06-23 23:32:00 UTC
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OT self-pluggery. by
on 2009-06-20 00:42:00 UTC
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Down in the tea thread, I mentioned an essay I wrote on the subject. That thread's been pushed a way down the page, and I'm a shameless junkie for attention to my writing, so I'm putting the link up here as well as down there, lest anyone interested should miss it.
http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2687303/1/InDefenseof_Tea
It was intended for people who are new to tea, I hope some of you who fall into that category find it helpful. {= )
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Hm. by
on 2009-06-23 14:11:00 UTC
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That does seem useful.
Though I giggled at black tea being "strong".
Sorry, it's just that I grew up in Miami. So I'm kinda conditionioned.
...Which, come to think of it, is probably why I kinda just instantly liked tea... -
Re: Hm. by
on 2009-06-23 14:12:00 UTC
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I shall have to refer to this guide for anyone wishing to get into tea.
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Excellent! by
on 2009-06-22 15:38:00 UTC
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*grin* Great essay, Neshomeh. There's a lot of cool stuff in there. Mind if I save it and re-use? Credited always, of course.
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Thanks. {= ) by
on 2009-06-22 18:27:00 UTC
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You can save and/or print a copy to show around if you want to. I'd prefer if it wasn't posted or printed anywhere else, though. Thanks. {= )
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Alrighty then. (nm) by
on 2009-06-23 23:32:00 UTC
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Re: OT self-pluggery. by
on 2009-06-21 00:35:00 UTC
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Oooh, I like. I'll have to use this on a few friends. Thankfully most of my Uni friends are (almost) as great of Tea Fiends as I am, so the call of "Who want's to go to Az's place and have tea?" in a crowded room almost always elicits at gathering in my home and at least one strange combination. I think the most interesting thusfar has been Russian Caravan tea (really strong smoky black tea) and Anise Extract. It actually turned out quite good....
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Well done! by
on 2009-06-20 02:15:00 UTC
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You clear up some misconceptions about tea quite nicely.
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Thank you. ^.^ (nm) by
on 2009-06-20 02:35:00 UTC
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Re: OT self-pluggery. by
on 2009-06-20 00:58:00 UTC
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I protest!
For one, it's misled, not mislead.
For a second, there is NO SUCH THING as overly brewed tea. Up to an hour in a builder's boot is best. And what you call steeping is what we call stewing. Often to the point where you could stand a spoon up in it, in my case.
Your up to five minutes is wrong too. Ideal brewing time is seven minutes, as timed by the smoking of a hand-rolled cigarette. And green and white teas need the teabag leaving in throughout the drinking process.
Oh, and there is totally a right way to drink tea. :P
~Pads, who could debate the supremacy of "real" tea till the cows come home -
Yes, well. by
on 2009-06-20 02:06:00 UTC
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Everyone is entitled to their own
wrongopinion. {; )
My goal with this essay is to hook people whose palates are not asculturedrefineddeveloped as yours--people who are likely to start with Lipton or some such thing, which has its good points but really gets nasty after too long. Also, I don't want to scare them. Target audience, my friend. Target audience.
Some day, I will go back to England, hunt you down, and force you to make tea for me. Then we'll see what's what.
Oh, thanks for the spelling catch, too. Don't know what possessed me.
~Neshomeh