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Post by braided-rug on Sept 30, 2007 11:53:56 GMT 10
I love tea. So can relate to this story. Read the end of the story from the link. " The Agony and Ecstasy of Teaby William Lengeman III People who tend to wax a bit on the overly lyrical side about the pleasures of drinking tea sometimes talk about “the agony of the leaves.” This refers to those moments just after you've poured boiling water on your tea leaves (can't do this one with tea bags, friends) and they've begun to unfurl and contort in what some have supposed to be like the contortions of one in great pain. Well, maybe so and maybe not. For me there's a different sort of agony that comes with tea – fortunately there's some ecstasy that goes with it. Let's take the ecstasy first, for once you've discovered the pleasures of drinking really good tea, and once you've trained your clunky palate to respond to some of the less subtle nuances of a fine tea, then it truly can be an ecstasy – of sorts..." From: www.gildedfork.com/gastronomicmeditations/tea-agony-ecstasy-306.html
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Post by violet on Oct 1, 2007 13:11:08 GMT 10
Wow, that guy sure does take his tea seriously!!
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