Sad tea in snow.
Thanks to Gloria, Kim and Karen, I had a 40 dollar gift certificate to Crate and Barrel. Thanks to the tea party, I had a ravenous need for tea. (One day they’ll make that movie: “NEED FOR TEA: HYPER-INFUSED. You’re in too deep if you’re not steeped.”) So I combined the supply and the demand, and got myself a nice tea cup, saucer, and the delicious tea we had at the tea party, Teavana’s Earl Grey Creme. In addition to the wonderful creamy fragrance, there’s bergamot leaves in the tea, which smelled to me like lavender.
That last sentence was pretty gay. Let’s stop with that.
I prefer my more fragrant teas (my green and oolong–white tea is for cowards) without any adornment, but I usually like my black tea with milk. This, happily, is so light and flowery that it doesn’t need anything to be perfect.
Oh, PS: although this cup is adorable, it has very poor insulation. Because my first tea attempt resulted in quickly cold tea, because my house is entirely lacking in tea kettles, and because I wanted tea immediately, I went a little overboard with my microwave. As a result, I have scientifically determined that these leaves are impossible to scorch. There are probably tea enthusiasts who are not tea snottypants who don’t know how the hell you scorch tea leaves or why it matters. I am hoping that our resident tea snottypants (Sophie? Wynn?) will post a comprehensive tea guide.
What would Heathcliff think?
>“NEED FOR TEA: HYPER-INFUSED. You’re in too deep if you’re not steeped.”
Josephine, you are the best. The best I can manage in imitation is
“LOOSE TEA 2: Beyond the Bag”
Bergamot is a citrus fruit. I think this is why people suggest drinking Earl Grey with lemon.