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Nowyou can tell the tide
as easily as the time.
T
things British is that while
tea is the Number One
beverage in England, it's on-
ly Number Two here.
Harney and Sons imports
tea from all over the world,
mostly from China, India and
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) but
also occasionally from Kenya
and Indonesia. Besides the
right climate, a tea plantation
needs a "huge labor pool,"
says Mr. Harney. The small
tea-growing industry in
America, located in South
Carolina, avoids that problem
by having automated picking.
Mr. Harney's firm doesn't use
the home-grown tea because
"it hasn't reached our stan-
dard yet." (If you want to try
it, though, it's sold under the
brand name of American Ma.)
There are, Mr. Harney ex-
plains, four kinds of tea:
green, semi-fermented, fully
fermented and herbal.
Green tea is an "acquired
taste," he believes. On the plus
side, it contains just a smidge
of caffeine. On the minus side,
since the color when poured is
a light yellow, people tend to
think they haven't made it
strong enough. They add more
tea and before you can say
"yuck," they've made it too
strong and too bitter.
Semi-fermented tea has
gone half-way through the
fermentation and drying pro-
cess. Thus, it has half the caf-
feine that is found in fully
fermented tea. Best known
among the semi-fermented
teas are Jasmine and Formosa
Oolong.
Fully fermented, or "black,"
tea is the most popular tea in
the U.S. It includes such
names as Ceylon, Indian, Dar-
jeeling, English Breakfast,
Earl Grey and the China
Blacks.
The most popular herbal
tea, Chamomile, isn't a tea at
all, strictly speaking. This
non-caffeine brew is made
from the chamomile flower,
not from tea leaves. Another
popular herbal tea is Pepper-
mint. Probably because
they're often sold in health
food stores, the herbal teas
have acquired a reputation for
being "healthy" but Mr.
Harney says they're "not par-
ticularly healthier than an-
thing else."
John Harney sets
out the rules for
brewing tea.
The tea with which most
Americans are familiar is
orange pekoe, a blend of black
teas. The best known example
of orange pekoe tea — and the
most popular tea in this coun-
try — is Earl Grey, a scented
black tea.
Earl Grey used to be Mr.
Harney's favorite tea but he
has switched allegiance. His
new favorite is a tea called
Irish Breakfast, an Indian tea
which his firm is in the pro-
cess of introducing. "The
secret of a good breakfast tea
is that it's heavy in caffeine;'
he says. "It has to jolt you."
On the subject of caffeine, he
adds, there is a quick and easy
way to decaffeinate a tea bag.
Since caffeine is the most solu-
ble part of tea, all you have to
do is pour boiling water over
the tea bag; wait 15 seconds
and throw that water away;
then pour fresh boiling water
over the tea bag and let it
steep.
A Good Pot Of Tea
It is also easier than you think
to make a really good pot of
tea. Here are Mr. Harney's
rules to correctly prepare tea:
Preheat the teapot by pour-
ing boiling water into it.
Discard water; add tea.
Pour fresh boiling water
over the tea leaves or tea bag.
Steep for at least a full five
minutes, and preferably
longer, about 10 to 15
minutes. Have handy a second
pot of boiling water; if the tea
becomes too strong, simply
dilute it.
Brewing No-No's
Mixing flavors — Teapots
should be used for tea only.
Tea is like a blotter and it will
pick up other flavors used in
the pot, like coffee and cocoa.
Not using boiling water —
Hot water won't do; it must be
boiling. It is also best to use
fresh, clean water.
Not using enough tea —
Two spoonfuls for a two-cup
tea pot are ample; add an ex-
tra spoonful for larger pots.
And remember, you can
always dilute too strong tea.
Using infusers — infusers
are those little metal or china
balls in which you place the
tea leaves. They may look
pretty but they spoil your tea.
What about tea bags?
Although his firm makes
them, Mr. Harney doesn't
seem too fond of tea bags.
They are, he says, "a whole dif-
ferent ballgame."
What's a good teapot?
Look for the following
features — a spout that
doesn't let the liquid dribble
on you when you pour; a lid
that doesn't slip off when you
pour; a handle that is heat
resistant. Also nice is a pot
with an internal strainer, to
catch floating tea leaves
when you pour. ❑
his remarkable instrument is the first quartz
sport watch to tell the tide. And it going to
change the lives of anyone with an interest
in water-oriented activity.
The Krieger'" t Tidal Chronometer- display
actually shows you the present state of the tides
and duplicates the shape of the moon. 'bull
be able to tell how many hours until the next
high or low tide and forecast Spring and
Neap tides.
This precision-crafted Swiss watch
features a stainless steel case and
matching bracelet. Screw-on crown
and back for water resistance to 330 ft.
And each serial numbered Krieger
movement is officially tested and certified
for shock resistance and accuracy under
extreme conditions by Controle Officiel
Suisse Des Chronometres.
With its brilliant royal blue and white
engraved dial and rotating bezel, l8kt. gold
accents, the Krieger Tidal Chronometer com-
mands attention everywhere it goes.
The Krieger
Tidal Chronometer."
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W. Bloomfield
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