Chatting Books Online Year 2, Day 88 . Today's recommended book is :A History of Tea: The Life and Times of the World's Favorite Beverage by Laura C. Martin.
As you may know The Conundrum handles book sales for several gardening festivals, symposium and events. Well at one such event last September I met the fine folks from Mizell's Camellia Hill Nursery . This was the first I learned that most tea consumed in the world comes from one variety of Camellia bush, so of course I bought 2 of them. Then this past month Mizell's was giving a presentation on growing and preparing tea at another gardening seminar where we were selling books and I learned about this book which Mary Mizell recommended if you want to learn more on the subject, so of course I immediately ordered them.
I like tea - a lot. I drink both hot and Iced tea nearly every day of every year. I carry tea bags in my purse in case I go somewhere that I fear may not have my favorites and I simply cannot go without it so when I read the first sentence in this book "I love tea and drink a lot of it" I knew I would approve of the book; and approve I do!. The book starts with learning about the types of Camellias used to make tea , the definitions of terms used in tea preparing and tea grading , and more information on the production of teas. From there we learn about the history of tea and how it spread around the world. There are also sections on drinking tea (best foods, best times of day, etc) Great information on my favorite beverage.
On this past weekend I traveled to The Windsor Court where I was able to share tea with my Mother and 3 of my nieces. It is something we used to do with my Grandmother many years ago and I was so happy to be able to introduce these young ladies to Tea and share this experience with them. That is the Windsor Court’s lovely tea cups in the picture . .
This book is currently available in paperback at The Conundrum. It is 216 pages and sells for $14.99 a copy.
To purchase a copy come see us at the shop during business hours or you can call or message me to have a copy shipped to you.
