New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

of Shanghai delicate favor and na S1ety Says ERA
grant odor The CShgqSSc %3S china hi have black leaf;
the latter are considered the best.ConST last % de-
serbes IL "a mouthdling quality. with plenty of
power to it,, in the cup is OF aee9 rl while the
ooongs. dark red leaf If little more thsn With
ed darker liquor. Foochow produces Hssrass Is
particularly good oolongS, though tneIi
Tbe Iatr which has some the
Of black with certain Of the e5d fgP pf the two It has
Short dark curly leaf. with grays5h whl5e ~ o epS
delicate. deli In strength medium-and it is easily the
mega Japans are thin Sharp and delicate the Rhine S
wine OF teas Their liquor is pale AMBER 1oad 20
II basket fired their leaves are dark s6n IL pan h5ea go
slightly So1e9 green indcdte P' lack Of tea quality in
'iJapans'' the leaf is merely wtthered ana men M
tSat Pne INTO e retains sai sFSnS ao5t its natural color
color from s11 CevI5n II being deep black and the
latter a dark brown. India teas are stronger than
fertzation ton and to the fact that the 1qice that IS
expressed from them , IN te re favor and are highly
valued here for blending purposes Inc pest aIe
po ag as afo 20 hch is the better Of the two
though the first brings the higher price meeung
syo9 9 g9fs9tizsd s so.Int SOL for the m
peculiar iemony flavor It's heavy bodied LIQUOR Is
thick, rich looking and dark and has fragrant @ am
IN the tec3niaue Of the trade-tea may be inferior
TO IN which there are little or no ups say tH7
experts.
TESTING OF TEAS.
It may interest the reader to know how the said
experts test teas Imagine table which. Ike Ar
thurs has a round top, but which, unlike his,
rotates For space Of three or four inches from
its extreme periphery this top is depressed frac-
ton from its general plane. and on this outer
the thin white ranged. eacn backed
by the little can containing the sample or Tea 70
be tested In the centre OF the table stands tiny
othecaryis scale, in scoop or which repOSeS
United States silver 've-Cent piece or an equiv
alent weight. Over gas stove, near Dy Is q huge
song and emitting It's fairy wreaths OF steam;
but for the businesske stools around the table,
and the more businesSuke seated them,
grayely alternating the haSty conveying OF spoon
fuls OF the steaming. aromatic beverage to their
mouths, with hastter elections Of them, into
the huge braZen reCeptacles provided for the pur-
pose II unsatisfactory. but only after moment
OF apparent meditative eXaltation, II approved,
one might easily mistake the average tea
gossip about ones neighbors. Leaning over the
cup until his face IS almost buried IN the hot, spicy
vapor arising from II, the faster first lifts the
infused leaves his spoon. and after allowing the
liquor 10 Of submits them 70 the test OF his
trained Ofactory nerves; then he sips % the liquor
as herenbefOre described
In London, the largest tea market in the world
the preparation for and manner OF testing a
tribe more elaborate, though, IN essentials the
The tea Is brewed IN a small covered cup,
allowed to draw for the required length of time Is
strained err into another cup, the leaves being
poured into the cover OF the first, which i5 then
placed on tbs table beside that containing the In
fusion This would seem 70 result IN mora re-
liable test since overdrawtng is avoided. and all