Parents and children of all ages would do well to be inspired by this British tradition.

ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM EDITOR

sion, though you can find
those who can't make it
through the day without a cup
of Earl Grey, others ready to
testify to the health values of a
daily dose of
black tea, and
some who
can't get to
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,
sleep without
sipping some
(About some popular teas)
"Good Night"
blend.
Darjeerlingis an Indian tea, some 110 million pounds of which are sold each year. It
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takes its name from a town in the Himalayas.
teas for di-
— Sophocles
Chinese Black comprises a number of teas, including Qimen and Yunnan.
eters, for
Jasmine is the most popular scented tea in the world. Made of black tea and steamed
nursing moms and for men
leaves of the Jasmine flower, it is produced mostly in China.
who need to "tone up," while
English Breakfast does not bear a particular flavor, since manufacturers from around the world
tea rooms are popular not
all make their own "English Breakfast" from a variety of blends. Generally, it includes a mix of
only in New York, but in
black teas — and has nothing to do with what the British really drink at breakfast.
Chicago (Seasons of Long
Earl Greywas named for Charles Grey 2nd (1764-1845), the prime minister who banished
Grove), Jacksonville, Ore.
slavery in Britain. What gives this tea its unique taste and smell is oil of bergamot.
(British Fare), Seattle (The

IAT henever
Arnadeo
Modigliani
could muster
a few dollars (this, of course,
was long before his paintings
fetched millions), he liked to

join his friend and fellow artist,
Chaim Soutine, for a cup of
tea.
Because sugar was so expen-
sive, though, sweetening the
brew generally was out of the
question — unless the two

were able to secure an apple.
Then, they would slice the fruit
in pieces and slip a few into
their tea.
Today, sitting down for tea
remains primarily
a British obses-

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PHOTO BY DANIEL LIPPITT

A Matter Of Taste

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My Great Kid!
Dayna Menken

Dayna Menken, 10, is an
all-A student in the 5th
grade at Maple Elementary
in Walled Lake. She attends
Temple Beth El's religious
school.
For the past two-and-a-half
years, she has been making
pottery and ceramics at the
Birmingham-Bloomfield Art
Association. One of her pot-
tery pieces is on display at
the Clique Galley in Royal

Oak, and Dayna's work has
appeared in numerous art
exhibits through the Walled
Lake school system. She
won a blue ribbon in a state
competition.
Dayna works in different
methods including drawing,
painting, paper mache,
needlepoint and computer
art. She sings, plays the
recorder and collects Beanie
Babies. She hopes to learn

how to blow glass and play
the guitar.
"At 3, Dayna was skilled
in using scissors," says her
mother, Fern. "When she
was in preschool, she would
sit for hours making intri-
cate designs out of iron-on
beads. She wrote and illus-
trated small, cardboard
books while in kinder-
garten. She always is think-
ing of a new project to do."

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Teacup) and Salisbury,
Conn. (where, at a tea room
called Chaiwalla, you can g
et a cup of a cardamom-
spiced Indian tea called
"chaff.")
Many teas are kosher, in-
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produced by Celestial Season-
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