The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-25
THE CUP THAT CHEERS.
Home Delight and How TO Have It
s In Perfection. $1 i.'


The tea table habit is gracious che
to cultivate. The influence Of this tiny
board makes for rest and meditation,
for hospitality, for friendship andcheer
in the daily Journey. If madam comes
in late from shopping or calling. cold
and tired. what is SO refreshing ana
comforting as a cup OF the hot amber
LIQUID? If the witching ten hour is the
appointed time for the meeting CT re,
fractory committee, do not the ideas
flow with the tea, and under the grace
inspiring influence of the goodly aroma
do not differences and irritations steal
away? If the day is dark and dreary
and duties press. and you feel that
YOUR doll is indeed stuffed with bran,
try cup, my dear! 'Tis IL great re-
storer of serenity, soothing in effect
like unto mans after dinner cigar.
But-alas, there are always ''buts"-do
not rush through the ceremony in
lone more thing done" fashion. Let the
busiest woman lay aside her work. re-
lax body and mind. take an easy chah
between the softly cracking fire and
| the little table and whether alone or in.
the company of family, friend or book
sip tranquilizing cup of the orient's
best It is blessed lost time!"
A fine quality of black tea is consid,
cred best for general use LII curing
green tea the leaves are steamed as
soon as gathered. In the case of black
tea the leaves are allowed to ferment
before drying. The result is that the
finished black tea contains far less tan
min than the green. The original tea
leaf possesses an oXidiZing principle
which is destroyed in the. steamIns
process. but which oSidfzes the taHnin
during the curing of black tea and
gives it it's color. But. whether hyson
| or souchong. orange pekoe or English
| breakfast, do not use cheap tea or
dusty tea, or tea whose bouquet you
cannot enjoy. Do not allow it to steep
| till instead of the essence and fra
| GRANGE the deadly bitterness and black.
ness are yours for Indigestion And
above all never conduct your gentle
ministrations with a metal teapot as an
| ally, solid silver excepted. Any other
| metal kettle is permissible for heating
| the water alone. The chemical action
after the tea is added is what makes
mischief-and poison.
| A silver tea ball has its advantages
! for preparing a single cup. but for
more than that the better way is to
L - iyf, or
/ brand of tea into small eheeseeloth
bags and keep these ready for use in an
/ alright caddy. Find out the number
of cupfuls your teapot holds and allow
the regulation even teaspoonful of tea
to each cup For convenience make the
| bags in two sizes. both being large
enough to give the required amount Of
leaves room to swell. Drop bag into
hot china teapot or highly polished
silver one, add the proper quantity Of
freshly boiling water. else. even with
the best quality of tea. you will never
succeed In having 1t in its perfection.
Cover the nese OF the pot il you do not
use cozy and allow the tea to infuse
not more than five. or eight minutes
over d very low alcohol flame, then
with a fork remove the bag Of leaves
and its capacity for harm.
] II any pass your way who like nov.
elty-and novelty hath charms
them a brew carefully prepared ac-
cortling to the foregoing hints and put
into the bottom of each heated cup q
bit OF loaf sugar. q thin slice of lemon
minus the yellow rind and three cloves;
then add the tea. Or sweeten, use the
lemon slice and two candied cherries
before filing the cups. These two con.
eoctions are very popular In g certain
eastern college town. The palates OF
lovers OF English breakfast tea are Of
ten tickled by the addition In the pot Of
a strip or two Of dried orange peel
Good Housekeeping.