late nights and caffeine

From: Merle K. Peirce <at258_at_osfn.org>
Date: Mon Aug 16 22:08:35 1999

My taste includes to Souchong, but a a cup of Earl Grey can be very
pleasant indeed. I prefer no sugar, just milk, not cream.

We have a new restaurant here that offers Earl Grey as the house tea.

On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Roger Merchberger wrote:

> Rumor has it that Max Eskin may have mentioned these words:
> >On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
> >>I fear if I stopped drinking tea, I would vitiate the economies of Ceylon
> >>and India.
> >
> >Oh, you drink _real_ tea, no Lipton? I'm slowly trying to stop myself from
> >using that trash, but it's so darn _convenient_!
>
> Well, if you call drowning a haybale in boiling water 'convenient' -- ;-)
> Personally, give me a nice cup of good, strong, Earl Grey... with just a
> touch of _dark brown_ sugar... it gets rid of the acid-y taste without
> adding nearly so much of a sweet flavor. Just don't let the water get
> *cold* with the tea-bag still in - it will get a lot more bitter. Haven't
> tested 'em all, but Bigelow is my preferred brand.
>
> And now back to our regularly scheduled listserv. :-)
>
> "Merch"
> --
> Roger "Merch" Merchberger --- sysadmin, Iceberg Computers
> Recycling is good, right??? Ok, so I'll recycle an old .sig.
>
> If at first you don't succeed, nuclear warhead
> disarmament should *not* be your first career choice.
>

M. K. Peirce
Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
215 Shady Lea Road,
North Kingstown, RI 02852

"Casta est qui nemo rogavit."
              
              - Ovid
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