Black Tea

It is now Tuesday and I am sitting in my office after a great 3day weekend enjoying a spot of just plain ol' black tea. It is actually decaf (why???) and not bad. A blend of black and orange pekoe from Africa and Cylon. Sometimes a simple black is just the thing.

Now, I have to explain something to Y'all. I live in the deep south. That means it is never cold enough this time of the year to really enjoy a good cuppa. (Drinking tea is not like drinking coffee where one just does it every morning with out thinking.) It means that I must turn my a/c down to about 69F (20C) for a couple of hours to enjoy wrapping my hands about a mug of tea to savor it to its fullest. Now, in my office it is currently about 69F (20C) as we have lots of a/c over the weekend and no one has been in the office for 3 days. No body heat to bring the temp up, so it is a chilly morning in the office and a perfect a.m. for tea.

I have to admit that, being a tea addict, I always have tea when I am anywhere. This means that, in the deep south, I do enjoy several glasses of ICED TEA a day and it is not just from bags but often made from loose teas of different kinds - chai masala, white, green, and black - all with and w/out flavorings. I want to try the cold Earl Grey in the bottle currently being advertised on the telly just to see what it is like. (????)

I will try a different tea and maybe a different scone recipe this week and keep y'all up to date on them.

Have a great week!!