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Lewis Perin

(Scott Dorsey) writes:

>I was in Kansas City the other day and I stopped in at a tea shop and ordered
>a plain black tea. They had Twining's English Breakfast which is entirely
>acceptable and is a blend that is probably mostly china black teas.
>
>The barista put two ice cubes into the cup before putting the hot water in,
>and when I asked why I was told that their hot was was too hot to make tea
>with. I suggested that boiling water might be fine for black tea, and was
>told "Oh, no, our water is so hot it will just scorch the tea."
>
>So much for finding good tea in KC.
>--scott

If you hadnt been so impatient, the barista might have explained that
they use degrees Kelvin in KC, so it takes a whole lot more of them
before water boils there.

/Lew
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