— The Daily Collegian Friday, February 11,1977
Tea totalers
By JULIE SWINDELL
Collegian Staff Writer
“There are few hours in life
more agreeable than the hour
dedicated to the ceremony
known as afternoon tea.”
Henry James.
Penny-pinchers, arise!
Next to water, tea is the least
expensive beverage yoii can
consume. Even the rarest,
finest teas cost less than a
nickel a cup to prepare.
Coffee prices climbed faster
than gas did during the oil
embargo. You choose.
Ahh, but let’s talk about tea
at its very best. There is good
coffee and there is bad coffee
but there are teas and there
are many more teas to be
purchased.
Richard Hurwitz (6th
psychology), an avid
aficionado of exotic teas,
says: “I really like it so
much. It gives you such a nice
warm feeling . . . it’s better
than sex.”
“I dig it for the buzz it sends
through you,” says Hurwitz,
whose favorite blends are
Papaya, Tea & Spice and
Swiss Macho. “Obviously
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Four State College stores carry a selection of art are the prices found at a major Philadelphia art
supplies. They are: Uncle Eli’s, 129 E. Beaver Ave.; supply store
Student Book Store, 330 E. College Ave.; University
Book Centre, 206 E. College Ave/, and the Penn
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stocked; having a better selection than either the Cobalt Blue
Student Book Store or the University Book Centre.
All four stores have competent help accessible to X-Acto
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there are probably good
coffees that I haven’t tried
But with coffee I realized I
was indulging more in the
acts of adding cream and
sugar than relating to the
pure coffee. With tea I find
that I can go all the way to get
into a natural state. I can find
a flavor that really appeals to
me and for a sweetener I’ll
just add honey if I want.
Honey’s fabulous in tea.”
Hurwitz has been a tea buff
for six years and drinks coffee
only for the added stimulant
of caffeine. “When it’s damp
out and your bones are turn
ing cumulous, tea’s the an
swer. It’s exhilarating,” he
says.
Tea legends are abundant
from regions where it was
first cultivated such as India,
Burma, China and Tibet.
One piece of lore from
Japan credits the discovery of
tea to the Indian saint
Bodhidharma (Daruma), the
founder of Zen Buddhism. He
travelled to China about 520
A.D., where Emperor Liang
Wu Ti gave him a temple
cave near his own capital in
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Nanking. In the. cave,
Daruma sat in sleepless
meditation for nine years.
One day he grew drowsy and
in anger at his weakness cut
off his eyelids. Drops of blood
from his gruesome act
dropped on the ground of the
cave and a holy plant ap
peared which made a drink
that seemed to lessen his
desire for sleep.
There’s an unending
variety of tea leaves and
blends available in brands
such as Jacksons of Pic
cadilly, Twinings, Wagner
and Bigelow. Names of teas
originate in various ways: by
regions in which they were
grown (such as Darjeeling or
Assam), by size of charac
teristic of the plant leaf or by
the method of processing the
plant. There are three
variations of tea: black,
which is fermented; green,
which isn’t and Oolong, the
standard Chinese tea which is
the happy medium.
Earl Grey (named for its
founder) and English break
fast teas are blends of
traditional mixtures. Earl
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Grey has an exquisite flavor
resulting from Bergamont
Oil; English breakfast is a
robust and slightly lemony
blend of Ceylon and Indian
teas and is a world wide
favorite of those who prefer a
full-bodied tea.
Darjeeling tea has an exotic
oriental aroma and is grown
in India. Its brisk, earthy
flavor is a favorite at the most
exclusive clubs in London’s
West End. The other main tea
from India is Assam Flowery
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northeast corner of Assam,
the Brahmaputra river flows.
On one side of this river the
rich, strong Assam tea plant
grows and on the other side,
the light, delicate Darjeeling
is found.
Celestial Seasonings brand
makes Morning Thunder Tea,
a blend which “has the power
of a thousand charging buf
faloes.” Morning Thunder is
new, a delicious blend of cof
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tea and green roasted matte.
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awake, because it contains 54
per cent more caffeine than
coffee the yet 26 per cent less
tannic acid than black tea.
Testers say it’s perhaps the
most innovative caffeine
beverage introduced in the
last 300 years. It’s very
powerful, with a rounded
flavor and aroma.
The easiest way to save
money on coffee is to switch to
tea. Tea is a natural food
product from the earth; it
varies according to climate,
soil and processes, in har
vesting. Tea yields 200 cups
per pound, coffee’ gives
perhaps 40-50 cups. Tea
contains only about half as
much caffeine as coffee.
There is truly a tea for
every taste, mood and oc
casion, and young people are
finding this out. In the past
five years, many have
signaled their claim to
| adulthood by adopting the
' newfound herb and spice teas
rather than instant coffee.
Some find also that unlike
coffee, which loses its flavor
quickly after roasting and
grinding, tea keeps extremely
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trivia | trivia | trivia
Name the film which had thi? geographic
place in its title and these two stars:
1. Russia; Robert Shaw, Sean Connery ,
2. London; David Hemmings, Joanna
Pettet
3. Paris; Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
4. Palm Springs; Connie Stevens,
Donahue
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well. Store it dry and keep it
away from high heat and it’s
guaranteed to retain its full
flavor for over a year.
Still, Americans drink tea
with their eyes. In claiming
not to fancy it, they think only
of the weak Salada consumed
during illness. Hence, they’re
denying their tastebuds
inumerable experiences. An
example could be the en
chanting taste of Formosa
Oolong, found on the Island of
Formosa with delightful
aroma of ripe peaches.
Although black tea is called
the red wine of teas and green
tea the white wine, Oolong is
considered the “champagne”
of all teas.
In a personal diary entry on
Sept. 20, 1660, Samuel Pepys
mentions trying tea at his
coffee house in London. That
same year Charles II raised
the tax on tea because it was
hindering liquor pruchases.
Charles’ wife, Catherine of
Braganza, was the first tea
drinking English Queen.
Remember also Nov. 23,
1773, when disguised patriots
smashed open 342 chests of
Tracy
6. Peking; Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner
Answers:
1. “From Russia With Love”
2. “The Best House in London”
3. “An American in Paris”
4. “Palm Springs Weekend”
5. “San Francisco”
6. “55 Days in Peking”
tea and dumped them into the /*'
Boston harbor in protest to
unjust taxation on the -
colonists. For, the new
Americans craved their tea;
... it was the touch of home to
them. i
The task of the
tea taster is not to be sipped
lightly. It involves talent, skill,
and 'a seven-year ap-j
prenticeship with a skilled
taster before qualification, i
The tea samples are placed in,
small white pitchers in an all
white room. Each has been,!.,
tasted in the leaf form and f
weighed out carefully. 1
Tasters move swiftly down
the row sniffing, tasting and
discarding rejects without
hesitation. The tea is also'*
gargled and spit and then
sucked into 1 the mouth with
plenty of air and noise.
Sydney Smith once said:
“Thank God for tea!. What
would the world do without
tea ? how did it exist? I am
glad I was not born before
tea.” For it’s more than a
slight remedy. It’s an en-
joyment and a treasure. If
given the fair chance.
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