[Jim
> I think the Western consumer approach to tea is more atmosphere than
> taste when served in public. I just discovered an Irish tavern which
> serves breakfast. The owner says it is a heart clogger where English
> bangers and mash would be an appetizer. I asked him about Irish teas
> and from where he grew up in the Southern part he said they added fresh
> fruit for flavor and strained to make hot or cold. I told him I had
> some artery cleansing teas called puer which he said I'd probably need
> and was welcome to bring.

[Michael]
Ya gotta tell us how it goes with your Pu'erh in an Irish pub experiment. I
think it's a great idea, bringing it along. Saints preserve us from bangers
and mash; well, from the bangers anyway. Nothing irks me more than the
ridiculous idea that there's such a thing as English "cuisine." What they've
got can hardly be called food. Not withstanding steak and kidney pie, well
madem which is yummy. But, that's an exception, the one that proves the
rule.

I'm listening to Lonnie Johnson singing and playing "Trouble Ain't Nothin'
But The Blues". Extraordinary. I could listen to him for hours. In fact, I
have five LJ discs, so I guess I will. Love that honky tonk piano and that
sad rolling guitar.

Of course, what I wrote re English fud has nothing to do with Ireland. Irish
food is good. Let's get this straight.

Michael