I have been in “merry olde England” for the past two weeks…not literally, darn it, but rather I have been watching movies such as “Pride and Prejudice,”"Rebecca,” “Mansfield Park” and “Jane Eyre,” for example. Let me tell you I have seen a lot of tea drinking from fine bone china sets in these movies. The cups have been dainty and lovely. I am sure they do well for a delicate brew such as tea but I kept wanting to tell the fine ladies and gentlemen to get a hefty mug of coffee and enjoy it. The drink can be just as civilized and provides a lot more body to the brew.
Watching all that ritualized tea drinking made me want to brew up some stout coffee, pour it into thick “diner style” coffee cups and quaff it with impunity. I wouldn’t have to worry about burning my tongue or palate in such a case, I could just enjoy the brew heartily and without concern. Doesn’t that sound wonderful…fresh brewed coffee to be chugged down immediately before the “bloom is off the rose” so to speak.
If you ever find yourself in the company of too many tea sippers even on the television screen, do yourself a favor ~ brew a pot of coffee and enjoy a cup of joe. You will be glad you did and your taste buds will thank you for satisfying them with some coffee.
I am not discounting the joys of tea drinking and the ceremony that can be involved at all. I am just saying that while tea drinking has its place in the world but so does a well brewed cup of coffee and sometimes coffee can provide a bit more character to your cup than tea can.
Ciao!
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tea and coffee ARE very different drinks.
but they both have a ‘zen’ about them that
appeals to me.
Ardee – > the problem with your virtual sojoun to
tea-land was a lack of crumpets.
that’s the missing ingredient.
Howard, you are right. The crumpets have been missing. I will be sure to pick some up at the market to go with the tea and round out the experience. Thank you for pointing out the error in my ways.
Cheers,
Ardee-ann
“Let me tell you I have seen a lot of tea drinking from fine bone china sets in these movies. The cups have been dainty and lovely. I am sure they do well for a delicate brew such as tea but I kept wanting to tell the fine ladies and gentlemen to get a hefty mug of coffee and enjoy it.”
Oh there are certainly hefty full bodied teas that aren’t dainty
i brew up tea and have it in a nice mug. And will chug when I need a wake up 
There can of course be ceremony, but you can have the ritual / ceremony of making your coffee (think off the aficionados concerned about the type of espresso beans, the quality of the grind, the type of machine and the time and pressure and maybe temperature of the brew), i think tea just gets that played up more often.
Thanks for the tips on teas and where to possibly go to find some tea.
I Drink Coffee and tea in some sort every day, they are different, and i drink them for different reasons , but both are better than soda an the sugary drinks i can not have anymore
I need to cut back on those sugary drinks too…maybe I’ll look more at tea.
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