Adam Schwartz > wrote:

> If you're going along the line of tea, I had a hard time finding a
> traditional ceramic tea pot. I found tea kettles (for boiling water) almost
> everywhere, but no tea pots (for steeping the tea). Eventually I found a
> few at a kitchen specialty shop, but they only had one style available in a
> few colors. Also, my freind who was an exchange student from england had
> her parents send her tea bags every month. She always complained that
> American tea bags are too small and produce bad, flavorless tea.

Tea pots is a great idea. They are not as common here in the 'States'
and the selection is much smaller when you can find them. Oriental
markets only seem to have rather small ones. A good cuppa really needs a
larger tea pot and cozy.

A whole tea set with the tea pot, cups and saucers, sugar bowl, creamer
and of course the tea cozy would be a very nice gift indeed! And include
a tea ball and small selection of teas and a book with how to do a tea
and brew tea and a few recipes for goodies to serve with the tea.

Or how about some cook books of English, Irish, Welsh and Scotts food?


Ross Bernheim