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November 8, 2010

  • Tea Bricks

    Have you ever seen a brick of tea? It is tea leaves that have been packed into molds and pressed into a square or rectangle (or maybe a disk).  In ancient times the tea bricks could be used as a form of currency.  You can still buy tea in this form, usually Pu-erh tea. Bricks of… Continue reading

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  • An Invitation to Tea

    Another novelty is the tea-party, an extraordinary meal in that, being offered to persons that have already dined well, it supposes neither appetite nor thirst, and has no object but distraction, no basis but delicate enjoyment.  – Anthelme Brillat-Savarin What a simple pleasure to find an invitation to tea tucked in amongst the usual assortment… Continue reading

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