Rare finds are just her cup of tea
BY JESSIE MILLIGAN for Knight Ridder Newspapers
The auction started at $20 a kilogram for the tea rarely seen in the United States.
Jennifer Cauble of Fort Worth, Texas, was determined to be the top bidder. She just didn’t realize she would eventually pay what the World Tea Expo says may be the highest price ever paid for black tea at an auction.
“$22 …”
It was early spring at the tea expo in Las Vegas, and the auctioneer from Christie’s was leading a rare event outside of the tea markets of London and Asia - a tea auction.
Mammoth Sterling teapot brings smiles
By FRANCESCA KEFALAS
Norwich Bulletin
One man’s scrap is Ulric Deojay’s giant teapot.
Family and friends have long known Deojay has a penchant for dotting his Sterling Road home with unusual items, such as a chaise lounge carved of stone, boulders with faces and a pig roaster the size of a two-man submarine.
But now, anyone driving down the road can easily see the creativity of Deojay and his sister Alice Sumner. With the help of friends, the two have created a teapot, more than 20 feet tall, featuring a mural with an eagle and the American flag on it.
New Pot on its way!
As promised, attached is a photograph of the latest teapot from Paul. The “Sauce Pot” was never in fact introduced into the range so this is a new one for Paul. I have already got messages from a couple of collectors who have expressed an interest and, if there is anybody else out there that wants to add their name to the list, do let me know.
Speak to you all soon.
Sharon
America’s only tea plantation welcomes visitors in S.C.
By BRUCE SMITH, Associated Press
Green-yellow tea plants reach into the distance at the Charleston Tea Plantation as a green harvester slowly makes its way down one row, gently cutting the youngest leaves from atop the bushes to make them into American Classic tea.
The only commercial tea plantation in North America is again in production and in May, began officially welcoming visitors again to see how tea is processed.
“What we have here is a gem,” said William Hall, a third-generation English-trained tea taster and partner in the plantation.
