What is in your cup?

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by astra

They would blush, wouldn't they?



A cup of cooked Pu-Erh

yeah. . No, as a matter of fact, the good smiley for this is

Originally Posted by ProfCrash

ohhhh How are you liking the Kindle Lite?

Pu Erh in my pot and mug.

I like it a lot I must say, and I am wondering whether I like it more than my K3. I do miss the alt+B function for the bookmarking though, hopefully someone will find a shortcut for it....
It is very, very light, the buttons are perfect for me (I read holding the reader either right or left-handed, without any preference, and now the buttons are perfect for me with the 5-key one being centered), and of course the new dimensions make it perfect to take around, or put in a ziploc for the pool- or beach-reading.

[astra]

Originally Posted by astra

Assam SFTGFOP1 Mangalam

Again

[astra]

Twinings's White Tea silver tips

[Stitchawl]

There were three men came out of the West,
Their fortunes for to try,
And these three men made a solemn vow:
John Barleycorn must die.

They've ploughed, they've sewn, they've harrowed him in,
Threw clods upon his head,
And these three men made a solemn vow:
John Barleycorn was dead.

They've let him lie for a very long time,
‘Till the rains from heaven did fall,
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
And so amazed them all.

They've let him stand ‘till midsummer's day,
‘Till he looked both pale and wan,
And little Sir John's grown a long, long beard,
And so become a man...

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU_YQ...eature=related )

"The huntsman he can't hunt the fox nor so loudly to blow his horn
And the tinker he can't mend kettle or pots without a little barleycorn"

I guess alcohol has been around a while... I wonder why in some places it's accepted and other not?

Anyway, good morning, all! Fridays are always happy days, and today is no different. Sun is shinning, 22 degrees outside, and I'm footloose and fancy free! Steam is rising from my mug of East India Company's "Royal Breakfast" tea, and I'm eating the last of the fried polenta left over from dinner the other night. I don't think I will eat left over polenta again... It just doesn't cut it as a breakfast food. It really needs a big dollop of spicy salsa... Say... why didn't I put some on? I have it in the fridge... Oops! Too late!

Originally Posted by maianhvk

My friends and I are having a debate tomorrow at academy. So nervous!!

I'm sure you'll do fine. Are you more nervous about the content of the debate or the public speaking?

Some cold milk to calm down, and get back to trimming the final details of our speech.

Next time, instead of cold milk, warm it up a bit... Warming milk releases/changes one of the proteins into 'Tryptophan,' an enzyme the has a very calming effect on the body. This is why people suggest warm milk to help you sleep.

Originally Posted by aceflor

want too....

That's what the girl at the picnic said!

Plus I know words in Spanish S does not even know exist, and I used each an every one of them today. I'd make the sailors of the harbors proud.

As a teenager, I had a summer job in the garment district of NYC, pushing racks of unfinished clothing from one area to another. I may have been the only non-Latino working there... I learned a LOT of street Spanish that summer!

Originally Posted by astra

Twinings's White Tea silver tips

I've never heard of this one! How is it?

For me, another mug of 'Royal Breakfast' tea!


Stitchawl

[VydorScope]

What am I doing here??? I have a paper do in little less then three hours!!!! Maybe I should log off and start it?

[VydorScope]

Originally Posted by VydorScope

As you celebrate a birth of a new week, I celebrate the conclusion of week 5 of grad school with a test that I forgot to do the reading for! UGH. Hope my bluffing skills are still as finely honed as I think they are!!!!

Apparently they are since I got a 93%

[Latinandgreek]

Originally Posted by VydorScope

Apparently they are since I got a 93%

Congratulations! I had a feeling that you would do well. What was your test on?

[aceflor]

Originally Posted by Latinandgreek

Congratulations! I had a feeling that you would do well. What was your test on?

Girls.

[CRussel]

This afternoon, a pot of Lapsang Souchong. Probably my favourite for an afternoon cuppa when I'm working hard.

This evening, a bit of Oban, single malt. Sigh. Now THAT's what it's all about.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by VydorScope

Apparently they are since I got a 93%

Congrats! Grad School can be fun... once your brain stops spinning. When I went, we were required to maintain ' "B" or better' to stay in the program. Is it the same in your school?

Originally Posted by CRussel

This afternoon, a pot of Lapsang Souchong. Probably my favourite for an afternoon cuppa when I'm working hard.

Nice to meet another Lapsang Souchong drinker! I use it to cook with too, when I want to impart a 'smokey' flavor to something, I toast the tea leaves in a covered wok so the smoke infuses into the foods!


Stitchawl

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by aceflor

Are you building ? in the UK ?

Not new build, just a major refurbishment of an existing house that has been empty for a few years. Nothing complex, but it all needs to be specified.


Coke Zero #1, as I work out what I should be doing at work today.

[astra]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I've never heard of this one! How is it?

Not bad white tea.
Pleasant.

Twinings has Finest Loose Teas range. I was not aware of it as I didn't see it in a wild until I stumbled upon this white tea in TK Maxx half a year ago. It (the range) might be worth to investigate one day.

Originally Posted by CRussel

This evening, a bit of Oban, single malt. Sigh. Now THAT's what it's all about.

Please Have a look at peat and smokiness question. Enlighten young (to whisky world)

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

I use it to cook with too, when I want to impart a 'smokey' flavor to something, I toast the tea leaves in a covered wok so the smoke infuses into the foods!

Interesting.
Is it your invention?


Cuppa #2 (mug)
Yorkshire Gold
2 heaped tsps, 3min.

Better than 2 heaped tsps/5min mug/cup.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Nice to meet another Lapsang Souchong drinker! I use it to cook with too, when I want to impart a 'smokey' flavor to something, I toast the tea leaves in a covered wok so the smoke infuses into the foods!

[QUOTE=astra;1776266]
Interesting.
Is it your invention?[quote]

No... It's an often used technique in Chinese cooking... Probably most well known for "Tea Smoked Eggs." Although the recipe never specifically calls for Lapsang Souchong, I just prefer that 'extra' smokiness, and use the technique when I want to smoke other things quickly but not deeply. It really only affects the outside surfaces.

Cuppa #2 (mug)
Yorkshire Gold
2 heaped tsps, 3min.

Better than 2 heaped tsps/5min mug/cup.

Try longer steeps... As much as 8-9 minutes! I often 'forget' that I'm steeping tea, and leave it soaking for 15-20 minutes. Gets a bit bitter at that length but still not too bad!


Stitchawl

[astra]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Try longer steeps... As much as 8-9 minutes! I often 'forget' that I'm steeping tea, and leave it soaking for 15-20 minutes. Gets a bit bitter at that length but still not too bad!

I will try it but only for the sake of an experiment.
I am sure any tea flavour will be overcome by bitterness.

[astra]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrranch!

2 white yoghurt and a flapjack