The Time In Which Our Heroine Demands Proper Tea
My zany moment of the week.
Since I have been off the Juice Of Java (a painful experience akin to quitting smoking I assure you) on Doctor's orders, I have switched over to tea. It hasn't been so bad. As I have never really considered tea to be a source of caffeine in the past, accepting decaff tea is quite easy. What I can no longer accept is sipping my tea out of a styrofoam cup! I began to protest two days ago to my demi-quad mate (ours is not a full quad, rather it's a doubler) and we both determined that the best way to enjoy our tea, and indeed there is no reason why we can't do so in this fashion at work, is from a proper teacup and saucer.
The hunt is on and I have to tell you it has been a blast. I have been searching ebay for the most froofy of teacups and saucers and teapots I can find. Everything I own at home is depression glass and that simply won't do. I figure if we are going to enjoy afternoon tea outside of the sleeve of styrofoam cups, there better be some gaud and china chinking going on. I have already bid on one of the patterns my Grandma had, Royal Albert Petit Point. Any other pattern ideas?
Damn, I am getting old.
posted by Verve @ 9:53 a.m.
3 Comments:
You're absolutely correct in noting that the container counts almost as much as the contents -- when you're talking tea!
I've picked up a couple of Fitz & Floyd cups and saucers (from their outlet) that I use solely for my tea drinking. You'll soon find, though, that you're going to start seeking teapots as well -- it's just not right to put a teabag in a fine china cup!
Woodsong
I wrote a poem about tea and its containers once. I had just come back from England and I went to The Grinder, a Denny's style restaurant. They served my tea with a coffee mug in a dented metal pot that was smaller than the mug.
I am native in the country of great tea-drinkers and I can safely say the only time I drink tea out of a proper china cup-and-saucer is when I'm at my grandparents'. I'm happy with a earthenware mug myself.
But you could see if dept stores like Fenwicks or John Lewis ship stuff overseas. It's worth a peek.
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