[Magdalen] coffee

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

My mother-in-law, Helen, loved her Earl Grey, long before it was coming out
of the Food Processor ("Computer! Tea! Earl Grey! Hot!")

OMG I feel comfy just thinking of that rich voice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeaehxEdpgo

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> Hot tea drinkers are relatively exotic in the Upper Midwest.  My  ex-mother
> in
> law was one of them, and made it her campaign to attempt to get
> restaurants
> to make a decent cup of tea - essentially the dry tea bags and boiling  hot
> water for her to pour over.  She succeeded in making a "scene" each  time
> this scenario played out, but I'm afraid the restaurants up there are
> still
> making bad tea.
>
> My mother and Aunt Helen just couldn't comprehend that some people
> actually drink tea in place of coffee.  I'll never forget their blank
> expression
> when a cup of tea was requested on one of my mother in law's visits.
>
> "Tea?  Uhh, uhh, TEA!  They ransacked their kitchen shelves, and  came
> up with some Lipton tea bags that were probably as old as the hills,  and
> God knows how the tea tasted.  She might well have asked for Marian
> nectar.
>
> OTOH, various iced teas are a summer favorite in the Upper Midwest.
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>
> David Strang.
>