New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-18
eWOMANS VARIED INTERESTS
TEA AS 1T SHOULD BE PREPARED
Cheap Tea Well Made Than the Choicest eed Experts
Who Declare Onetourh the Quantity Sold in
Through Faphazard Methods
ETTER cheap tea well made

ETTER cheap tea well made
TX chan the choicest blend
carelessly brewed." is the
4 s,,um OF tea expert who IS known
] Arsye- teas are grown or sold.
xo-e than a quarter OF the l00,-
i moo ponds Of tea sold yearly in
i s., country is wasted by the hap
4 80 --ct.ods Of the American tea
-,k.r re said.
1 IN The desk before the man as we
.,ted was spread broad book, the
..ses Of which were marked Of in
j Sons spaces. each representing
i ss.-er, ,ea garden in China or
l,p,n. India or Ceylon. The name
/ = 4 garden vas written in each
,,,,e with business relating to it.
=. names. as he turned the leaves
~ ,-erslated them into English,
r,,e roeucal in their suggestions OF
,;.,uresquc upland and lOwland and
:cwery Orient
,ne-;ca.s Do Not Even Boil Water
Correctly.
This tea expert says that the
American woman seldom even so
/ -uch as boilS the water right with
xh;ch she makes her tea. Her tea
s,,;l. IS often not properly cared
~. careful measurements are not
/ -ade when the tea goes into the tea
., and the leaves are frequently al
,wed 70 soak until their delicate
aroma has gone of with the steam
nd the unwholesome and unpal-
rabl. tannin has been drawn out.
Water from the teakettle that has
scanned and simmered on the stove
II day IS generally used for the al
r-noon cup where a maid IS not
upervised. II is for this reason, as
sell as for all around convenience
and attractiveness. that the alcohol
o. electric kettle which boils at the
"a tabl. is the most desirable. But
.ren then many women have the
k.;,le filed from one on the kitchen
rove and only brought to a boil at
tie table.
Only Freshly Boiled Water Brings
Out Flavor.
Every one with real taste for tea
knows that only freshly boiled water
brings out the real favor. If there
IS choice between hard and soft
water il is best to use soft, though
Authorities disagree about its max
i-g any real difference. Fastidioua
PERSONS say that limy water Will
Hs,.en the finest favor.
The care Of the kettle is Of un-
questioned importance. Mineral de-
PESTS from the water leave more or
less sediment on the inside, which
,,5sing will not remove 1t should
&c boiled out with lump OF sal soda
every two weeks.
The water should be boiling vio-
l.,,ly when it is turned over the tea
rs-e silnmering is not enough to
u1ron the leaves thoroughly, anc
unless they are enrolled all the
favor IS not obtained. The teapot
should be not when the leaves are
~, in.
Quantity Cannot Be Prescribed.
The quantity OF tea to be used Tor
ach CUP cannot be prescribed, al
aough the traditional measure is a
.sspoontul. level o. rounding, &C
,o-ding 70 whether the tea is TO be
nong or weak. Everything depends
non the quality OF the tea and the
strength that is wanted. In the
,nt.r's experience, hall teaspoon
H. Of certain fine blends makes as
1 song cup IS full teaspooniul OF
.s.zper and coarser ones. A dollar
l. pound IS often cheaper than sixty
.r,s a pound Tor this reason, though
Em. excellent blends are sold at
u,y and even fifty cents.
Hall the persons TO be served are
Z drrk weak tea, half a teaspoonfuI
ps CUP is usually ample. With some
c,ds this amount is not needed. 1t
slwsys necessary to have hot
rster 2, hand with which 70 dilute
= ,sste the tea in the individual cup.
ne water should remain on the
zyes not more than seven minutes
~. /. usually better, and with
". teas three minutes are sum-
e.rt The successful tea maker al
Iys knows her tea, the quantity re-
s4fs1 and tine needed Tor brewing
4 Ii, attention % such details that
szk.s the difference between the
ssgfsnt cup that one finds at some
z;.s and the fat, unpslstable one
"a is served At others.