That baker I was supposed to train fell through, so I'm still getting my tea time. I made a batch of
scones to go with the
guava jam.
One of the stories I'm working on for
NaNo involves a girl who works at a tea shop. As research, I went to
the one at the mall and ended up buying a couple of tins of
blossoming tea buds.
These are simply regular teas and flowers that have been wrapped by hand into a little ball and dried. As they rehydrate, they "blossom" into an anemone-like mass in the bottom of the tea pot. It's kind of gross when you watch it, but fascinating. The tea tasted wonderful, at least until I got halfway through the pot and it started to be bitter. That happens to all teas.
The blossoming teas are rather expensive, about $2 per bud, but fun for a party or special occasion. I'll probably give a few as gifts this holiday season because they're so unusual.
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