Rick /17/04


> Michael Plant > wrote:
>> Dust is crap. The question of whether it's swept off the floor or lovingly
>> produced for our consumption is irrelevant.
>
> Respectfully, Michael, I swear I've had good tea from a dust-filled
> teabag: recently produced by a quality company (e.g., Barry's), well-stored,
> with boiling water. Freshness, storage and water temperature are well
> more than half the battle for black tea, says my palate. I'd even order
> standard food-service supply bag tea at local restaurants if they were served
> and stored decently. They almost never are, of course.
>
> Still friends,
>
> Rick.
>

I say we vote him OFF THE ISLAND.
Next.

Michael

PS: Someday, when we're sitting down to tea together, I'll tell you one of
my dirtiest little secrets.