tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post6813003405193615153..comments2023-10-08T02:24:44.733+11:00Comments on Dale Slamma & The Hill St Blues: A Nice Cup of TeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-88722525813216145942008-10-16T14:27:00.000+11:002008-10-16T14:27:00.000+11:00I can see the benefits of a simple and streamlined...I can see the benefits of a simple and streamlined tea ritual such as Gemma's however I personally prefer the convoluted pot method.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Distinguishing to the palette? I'm not sure how that works, does the palette receive an accolade?DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287933905370786159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-87490938493474801782008-10-16T13:36:00.000+11:002008-10-16T13:36:00.000+11:00However there is one very important rule for the t...However there is one very important rule for the tea pot itself; don't wash it to well! None of this scrubbing, detergents, etc. simply rinse it out with water, ready for next time. the so called discolouration is quite distinguishing to the palette.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-50760923377773543372008-10-13T19:55:00.000+11:002008-10-13T19:55:00.000+11:00tea, gem style:teabag goes in cup.boiled water goe...tea, gem style:<BR/><BR/>teabag goes in cup.<BR/>boiled water goes on teabag.<BR/>teabag comes out of cup.Gemnasticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075566722677003309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-33674011832162852302008-10-11T01:36:00.000+11:002008-10-11T01:36:00.000+11:00Oh dear. One must learn how to make tea properly, ...Oh dear. One must learn how to make tea properly, one really must.DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287933905370786159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-14816304857120427842008-10-11T01:19:00.000+11:002008-10-11T01:19:00.000+11:00Too many rules. Sorry!Too many rules. Sorry!NWJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230649432043971400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-32538326323127856992008-10-10T15:53:00.000+11:002008-10-10T15:53:00.000+11:00I have found one source that says coffee blight ap...I have found one source that says coffee blight appeared in Ceylon in 1868.<BR/>http://tinyurl.com/4ocb6cDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287933905370786159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-86019140612365471412008-10-10T15:47:00.000+11:002008-10-10T15:47:00.000+11:00I must find this out. I'm on a mission.I must find this out. I'm on a mission.DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287933905370786159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-20218113485407084832008-10-10T15:06:00.000+11:002008-10-10T15:06:00.000+11:00Good question, I read it in a book of my father's....Good question, I read it in a book of my father's. Not sure about the date, but I'm thinking late 18th century, early 19th century. Wiki <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Ceylon#The_British_Raj_and_the_support_from_the_Natives" REL="nofollow">doesn't give a date.</A>TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-70058057050646442102008-10-10T14:42:00.000+11:002008-10-10T14:42:00.000+11:00When were the coffee crops wiped out? I am finding...When were the coffee crops wiped out? I am finding this all terribly interesting. I might need to go and buy a new tea pot this evening.<BR/><BR/>Tea, whilst never completely abandoned, regained enormous popularity in Slammatown after my digestive organs suffered from a case of blight several weeks ago.DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287933905370786159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-518719896735971371.post-37018543132783068912008-10-10T14:38:00.000+11:002008-10-10T14:38:00.000+11:00I have that essay somewhere, and it's a good 'un, ...I have that essay somewhere, and it's a good 'un, but I wonder why he begins by going on about the first cookbook. <BR/><BR/>I would imagine when the first (British) cookbook was published, the English would have been drinking coffee - or, even more likely, ale. <BR/><BR/>Tea only really took off in England when all the coffee plantations in Ceylon were wiped out by blight and the plantation owners had to change crops in a hurry to keep trade growing.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.com