The sun., 1894-05-13

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AJouse lady Of the city Of Buffalo ha, sen,
to THE Sun letter In Witch she asks: "why
IL e that We have such poor quality q tea Ia
the United statesr' II appears that she re-
GENTLY vas = guest ct tsshionsble tea psriJ
in Buffalo. and that she ventko Il Ia the hops
Of enjoying iibation worthy OF Pekin. but the
beverage turned out to be 80 poor that shs
could not take more than . teaspooniul OF il
A few OF the guests fell to talking about Il
when the hostess was not within hearing. aud
one Of them 5~sred her voice till Il was
almost inaudibls as she said to the young
woman Of Buffalo: IT you tvant q
good cup OF tea you must go over
to Englald to get H." This remark vas a
wound to the patriotic feelings OF THE sUN's
correspondent Who thereupon teit ashamed
Of her native eountrT and OF Buffalo. There
seems to be no good reason shs writes. why
We should not have the best tea that grows in
any part OF lthe vori !. and why We don't get il
!s querJ which I would like The SuS 10
throw some light .on for the bensnt ot US all -
1t mar be said at once. By way OF reply. that
the inquirer must make = study o, the sub
to do so IT, she desires to become an eNtert
q the delicate Art OF preEar,ng tea a.
must spend eoOd whiis q in .yrst.msnt.
ing and testing. In observing me aroma
the flavor, the natural qualities. the DO.
Gus teas in the market. whether they are
grown in China or California, Ceylon or south
fret place. yieit some learnAd a1i honest tea
werehant OF Buffalo. or better still. y New
eonhdsnee. and ask his sdtics Let L' her thea
buy from him . small quantity. perhaps an
ounce. o. three or four OF more Of his verT
ages scan the Leaf closely take notice Of any
ssDdns i to 1 the Ass @h IN tie iichen 81. had %
better prosecute her own experiments in
maSs x. inaslon tn niee sae eoufins ,hs SoiI.
ing water over the leaves and covering the cup
with the saucer for short time, But THE
fer to make IL In q pot When shs gives a tee
PARTY; and in this cass she may ind it adyisa-
brewer. who saTs. "Cse an earthen Dot and
have it hot TO begin with. Use 'resh boiling
- the full boil poIr ris boiling water into
the Dot put Ia the tea leaves ou top OF the
the istasion in,o ,bs cnn. vbicb ouyb; ~ S'SSs Ss
warmed. or into another teapot. The tea may
be made OF such strength as Is suitable
package % tea is unacceptable, try each Of the
other packages on successive days. and. IL all
an no,hsr vi.i; to the learned ard honest tea
merchant. give him the fActs, and ask hi N for
rt.,sy SURE 30 an an the .ssnsst inasirsI as9
may even write to New York for Information
which be does not possess TBE SCN does not
kind OF Tea there are = good many kinds from
which mos: excellent beverage can e made.
The Chinese connoisseur liz IS clear tea: the
Russian likes a little lemon Juice in his tea
cup; the American mixes sugar and cream or
SCN's young Buffalo inquirer prs'ers TO rre-
rs.r ttn the American waJ especially when
rroyiting 1t 'Or \ tea party on the shores OF
Lake Erie II can Ue n, ade 10 the American
vAy 80 "a TO oA very good.
The main thing n be kert in mind. when
considering tiis subject. is that tea making
must hs regarded as q fine art. Taste and
SS.lI anf eXre-lense are essential 20 IL. All
ne details and processes Of IL must be care
~ ly stuffed by every one who desires 20 win
su cess in 1t OF to become fa1Du. for IL. The
rleassnter to the taste and more cheering to
the spirit than that maie ~ most Of the people
Of this country Is thL, theT bur tea o. better
quality and take more pains IN the prepara-
tion OF it for the driaSsr The BuiAloniins
can make lust As Ice tea as the Londopers bY
giving thought 10 II.