Yes, indeed, second day of the week, and second day of the blog! It's amazing - it's still exciting, so I can't wait to see how long before I lapse into forgetfullness again.
On a mad tea binge lately - an e-friend (how else shall we call people we meet online?) recently sent me a tea sampler of sorts. It included a very interesting kind called Pu-Erh. It's Chinese black tea, comes in a rolled cone-type thingie; imagine a Hershey Kiss twice the size, then wrapped in gauzy paper. You peel the gauze off, drop it in a boiling pot of water, steep. When you look in the pot before pouring, you'll find a full branch of tea leaves in there - no lie! It tastes very interesting, like a smokey, dead-leafy taste - but very good mind you! This is Pu-Erh. Also had a pot of Jasmine Dragon Pearl, or Gunpowder. Now, these are little balls, the size of peas. Same action - put them in water and they expand revealing jasmine blossoms inside, releasing the flavor/aroma.
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