Pam Cresswell on sat 12 feb 05
Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful gourmet subs eaten while
we waited for pots to firm up enough for paddling/trimming...) my friend
said to me that tea pots were no longer functional in a true sense, even if
they actually work correctly. In his view, no one actually used tea pots
anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just about
every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I was
an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe Blow nukes his tea, at least
other potters, who likely spent a year or so learning how to make a good tea
pot do not think of them as objects of art to sit on a shelf, but use them.
He laughed. So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to heat water, do
you scald a pretty pot then brew a lovely pot of comfort and joy? It doesn't
need to be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty or a wally world
special. So I really want to know, did you brew a pot this morning?
I did, in a little porcelain pot with burnt out rice holes under it's clear
glaze and cobalt details. It has a chip out on its spout, but I still like
it, I have had it 20+ years. (I have about 6 made from my own hands sitting
about, but I have not yet mastered making a pot that pours well.)
Pam the anomaly
gjudson on sun 13 feb 05
I drink coffee during the day (too much) but can't handle it in the
evenings. So I enjoy green tea at night. If I am having tea alone I
usually just put a tea bag in my cup and pour boiling hot water over. =
But
when my husband joins me we ALWAYS make it in a little teapot I bought =
in
Japan last summer and drink from our little Japanese teabowls. It =
elevates
the activity to ritual! And we like that! Gay Judson, deep in the =
heart of
Texas, San Antonio
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Pam =
Cresswell
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 12:00 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Do you use your teapot?
Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful gourmet subs eaten =
while
we waited for pots to firm up enough for paddling/trimming...) my friend
said to me that tea pots were no longer functional in a true sense, even =
if
they actually work correctly. In his view, no one actually used tea pots
anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just about
every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I =
was
an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe Blow nukes his tea, at =
least
other potters, who likely spent a year or so learning how to make a good =
tea
pot do not think of them as objects of art to sit on a shelf, but use =
them.
He laughed. So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to heat =
water, do
you scald a pretty pot then brew a lovely pot of comfort and joy? It =
doesn't
need to be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty or a wally =
world
special. So I really want to know, did you brew a pot this morning?
I did, in a little porcelain pot with burnt out rice holes under it's =
clear
glaze and cobalt details. It has a chip out on its spout, but I still =
like
it, I have had it 20+ years. (I have about 6 made from my own hands =
sitting
about, but I have not yet mastered making a pot that pours well.)
Pam the anomaly
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Karen on sun 13 feb 05
Although I have not attempted to make a teapot, there is nothing better
than a nice stoneware personal size that can go to the living room with
you on a cold evening and supply warm/hot tea for an hour or so. Yes --
I use mine even though I didn't make it!
Karen
Pam Cresswell wrote:
>Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful gourmet subs eaten while
>we waited for pots to firm up enough for paddling/trimming...) my friend
>said to me that tea pots were no longer functional in a true sense, even if
>they actually work correctly. In his view, no one actually used tea pots
>anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
>dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just about
>every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I was
>an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe Blow nukes his tea, at least
>other potters, who likely spent a year or so learning how to make a good tea
>pot do not think of them as objects of art to sit on a shelf, but use them.
>He laughed. So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to heat water, do
>you scald a pretty pot then brew a lovely pot of comfort and joy? It doesn't
>need to be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty or a wally world
>special. So I really want to know, did you brew a pot this morning?
>
>I did, in a little porcelain pot with burnt out rice holes under it's clear
>glaze and cobalt details. It has a chip out on its spout, but I still like
>it, I have had it 20+ years. (I have about 6 made from my own hands sitting
>about, but I have not yet mastered making a pot that pours well.)
>
>Pam the anomaly
>
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John Britt on sun 13 feb 05
Never use teapots. Love the espresso and haven't figured out how to get
the darn things to foam the milk.
John Britt
www.johnbrittpottery.com
Steve Slatin on sun 13 feb 05
Coffee in the a.m., brewed from freshly ground beans,
and tea in the evening, water boiled in a kettle ...
but poured over teabags (or, from time to time, a
metal teaball).
Haven't used a teapot in probably 4 mos.
-- Steve Slatin
--- Pam Cresswell wrote:
> Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful
> gourmet subs
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ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET on sun 13 feb 05
Absolutely use my teapots !!
Every morning, the large noxema blue pot
with the white flowers ...
then sipped from some potter friend's mug.
again in the afternoon ....
Sheila C's round little, cane handled teapot ...
matched with Tony's 'wedgie' mug.
(How could you use one without the other?)
I guess having been raised in Canada I have
the British addiction to tea ...
I have about ten different loose tea varieties
to choose from each day ...
Tea is the beverage you need in almost any iffy
situation ... no matter how bad the news ...
a 'cuppa' will always make it better ... add
a cookie and you are rejuvenated and once
again invicible !!
I shudder at the thought of nuking a cup of
water and adding a teabag .... ugghhh ...
like many bizarre cultural rituals ... I have seen
it done but have not participated. (grin)
Chris Campbell - in North Carolina - agree with my dear friend
Jim who says microwaves make things hot ... but they don't warm anything.
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Jonathan Kirkendall on sun 13 feb 05
Dear Pam the Anomaly,
My teapot sits on my kitchen counter where it is used at least once or
twice a day - with fresh, loose leaf tea, even. It is one of my early
teapots, with a thrown handle on the side, and pours horribly, but it
hangs around, regardless.
My sense is that brewing tea may be coming back into fashion - several
friends recently have remarked about slowing down their consumption of
coffee and moving to tea, and the four tea houses in DC do a very brisk
business
(though I have to admit that in Washington DC no less than four
Starbucks can be found surrounding Dupont Circle, with other espresso
shops within sight!). The pots I make for one of those tea houses (I
supply their service ware) provide a good chunk of my monthly income.
Also, Upton Tea (at www.uptontea.com), a national retailer of loose tea,
has recently reported an increase in business.
So you have at least one comrade in anomalicious behavior.
Jonathan in DC
whose car still hasn't be located, but I got out my bike and filled the
tires today!
Pam Cresswell wrote:
>Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful gourmet subs eaten while
>we waited for pots to firm up enough for paddling/trimming...) my friend
>said to me that tea pots were no longer functional in a true sense, even if
>they actually work correctly. In his view, no one actually used tea pots
>anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
>dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just about
>every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I was
>an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe Blow nukes his tea, at least
>other potters, who likely spent a year or so learning how to make a good tea
>pot do not think of them as objects of art to sit on a shelf, but use them.
>He laughed. So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to heat water, do
>you scald a pretty pot then brew a lovely pot of comfort and joy? It doesn't
>need to be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty or a wally world
>special. So I really want to know, did you brew a pot this morning?
>
>I did, in a little porcelain pot with burnt out rice holes under it's clear
>glaze and cobalt details. It has a chip out on its spout, but I still like
>it, I have had it 20+ years. (I have about 6 made from my own hands sitting
>about, but I have not yet mastered making a pot that pours well.)
>
>Pam the anomaly
>
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Annie Chrietzberg on sun 13 feb 05
Pam,
When I lived in England for two and a half years - everyone I knew,
Including myself had and used teapots. We had the small brown standby
for your morning cuppa, with chips & cracks, and a larger one for when
we had company - even in the cramped galley of a Narrowboat! As soon
as you would cross someone's threshold or stepped onto their front deck
- the rhetorical question was asked, "Shall I put the kettle on?"
Interestingly, though, while they would take the trouble to heat water
in a kettle and steep tea in a teapot before serving, if you wanted 'a
coffee' they would measure out a spoonful of Nescafe and give you a
cuppa swill! Go figure!
So how can we increase the use of teapots in the states? (I have a
feeling the crappy first teapots we all try to make do nothing but
reinforce the microwave habit.) Perhaps at your clay guild you could
serve tea at your lunches in teapots? I'll make the effort at Ceramic
Design Group - we will serve tea during classes and workshops that is
steeped in teapots. We have a lovely old Stephen Hill and an Ellen
Shankin that I will take to the studio tomorrow, and I have an electric
kettle to heat the water in. We already keep a nice variety of
interesting mugs in a cabinet for everyone to use. Everyone tries to
make a teapot at some point - I'm sure if students we able to handle
some good examples, their efforts would be a bit more informed.
Since ceramics classes & guilds are already a type of cult - it
shouldn't be too hard to introduce one more cultish element!
Annie
On Feb 12, 2005, at 10:59 AM, Pam Cresswell wrote:
> Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful gourmet subs eaten
> while
> we waited for pots to firm up enough for paddling/trimming...) my
> friend
> said to me that tea pots were no longer functional in a true sense,
> even if
> they actually work correctly. In his view, no one actually used tea
> pots
> anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
> dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just
> about
> every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said
> I was
> an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe Blow nukes his tea, at
> least
> other potters, who likely spent a year or so learning how to make a
> good tea
> pot do not think of them as objects of art to sit on a shelf, but use
> them.
> He laughed. So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to heat
> water, do
> you scald a pretty pot then brew a lovely pot of comfort and joy? It
> doesn't
> need to be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty or a wally
> world
> special. So I really want to know, did you brew a pot this morning?
>
> I did, in a little porcelain pot with burnt out rice holes under it's
> clear
> glaze and cobalt details. It has a chip out on its spout, but I still
> like
> it, I have had it 20+ years. (I have about 6 made from my own hands
> sitting
> about, but I have not yet mastered making a pot that pours well.)
>
> Pam the anomaly
>
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Elizabeth Priddy on sun 13 feb 05
No.
For every day breakfast tea, I make my tea with a tea kettle.
Boil water in kettle, turn off, pour over family size bag in a very large thermos cup.
4 minutes and about three cups of tea that will stay hot until I get it drunk.
I take it english with "cream" and "sugar".
That's a small can of fat free evap milk and splenda.
That is why the comments about the cork getting nasty made me wonder if you
couldn't just use the pots with the cork with the cork out...my tea brews fine in the cup with no lid.
I use my tea pots when I have extra time, Saturday afternoon and such, or company.
one solution
Pam Cresswell wrote:
Yesterday, over lunch at the clay guild (wonderful gourmet subs eaten while
we waited for pots to firm up enough for paddling/trimming...) my friend
said to me that tea pots were no longer functional in a true sense, even if
they actually work correctly. In his view, no one actually used tea pots
anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just about
every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I was
an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe Blow nukes his tea, at least
other potters, who likely spent a year or so learning how to make a good tea
pot do not think of them as objects of art to sit on a shelf, but use them.
He laughed. So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to heat water, do
you scald a pretty pot then brew a lovely pot of comfort and joy? It doesn't
need to be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty or a wally world
special. So I really want to know, did you brew a pot this morning?
I did, in a little porcelain pot with burnt out rice holes under it's clear
glaze and cobalt details. It has a chip out on its spout, but I still like
it, I have had it 20+ years. (I have about 6 made from my own hands sitting
about, but I have not yet mastered making a pot that pours well.)
Pam the anomaly
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Beaufort, NC 28516
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Hank Murrow on sun 13 feb 05
On Feb 12, 2005, at 9:59 AM, Pam Cresswell wrote:
> Yesterday my friendsaid to me that no one actually used tea pots
> anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
> dunked in. So tell me potter friends, did you brew a pot this morning?
Dear Pam:
We have a selection of around a dozen teapots from as long as forty
years ago to pick from when the tea bug hits. All are held under the
steming kettle spout until steamed to a hot condition. Then the water
is poured over the tea, and three minutes later......... my spouse is a
happy camper and I am a happy potter.
Happens three times a day at least around here.
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank
Lee Love on mon 14 feb 05
Warming Jean's teapot is about the 3rd thing I do in the morning:
First, I turn the computer on, second I fill my coffee maker, then I
put hot water in Jean's teapot and cup, and my coffee bowl...
--
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terryh on mon 14 feb 05
Pam Cresswell wrote:
>So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to
>heat water, do you scald a pretty pot then brew a
>lovely pot of comfort and joy? It doesn't need to
>be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty
>or a wally world special. So I really want to know,
>did you brew a pot this morning?
pam,
i drink several cups and bowls of tea every day.
some english black tea, some japanese, and some chinese.
tea pots are tokoname red clay tea pots. they are small
for two cup serving (or, in my case, just for one mug
or tea/rice bowl serving instead of two cups.)
tea/rice bowls are my own.
of course, all leaf tea (loose tea).
unfortunately at work, tea bags using microwave-heated
water served in a gift coffee mug (with some company's
logo). no wonder, productivity is low :)
i drink coffee occasionally at work. brew coffee also
regularly on weekends. on david leach's coffee cup,
or on my own coffee/rice bowl.
terry
terry hagiwara
terryh@pdq.net
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John Jensen on mon 14 feb 05
I do have a couple of cups of tea a day...usually in the afternoon. Since
some time last summer I have been using a one cup "French press" type of
coffee pot to make my tea. It works very well, and when I pour the water
into the pot I fill my mug with hot water at the same time to warm it.
I rarely have occasion to make tea for two, but in that case I would use a
teapot. I alternate between Assam, various Earl Greys and some very fine
first flush Darjeeling which was given to me by a friend just back from
India.
After a life time of drinking good coffee and the occasional cup of Liptons
or Twinings, it is quite a challenge to develop a discerning taste for tea.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
John Jensen@mudbugpottery.com
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Susan Fox-Hirschmann on mon 14 feb 05
In a message dated 2/14/2005 1:23:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
gjudson@SBCGLOBAL.NET writes:
when my husband joins me we ALWAYS make it in a little teapot I bought in
Japan last summer and drink from our little Japanese teabowls. It elevates
the activity to ritual!
Whether they are from Japan or from our very studios, the warmth of holding
our
teabowls is indeed a celebration of our lives.
I totally agree with you, Gay.
Warm regards,
Susan
Annandale, VA
Cindy in SD on mon 14 feb 05
I drink a lot of tea, but I'm the only one in my family who does. My
husband won't touch it, preferring black coffee (yuck), and the girls
prefer chocolate (yum). So, I don't usually use a teapot. I've become
quite good at straining the tea leaves through my teeth . I do
heat the water in a tea kettle, and I do brew up a nice pot of tea once
or twice a week (and drink it all myself). ;)
Cindy in SD
Vera Romoda on mon 14 feb 05
"the darn things to foam the milk."
You have to shut the steamer first to build up pressure in the espresso
maker
Much easier ;(in any half decent kitchenware shop ( in Toronto even in the
dollarstore)
they sell a small gizmo whisker . Warm the milk and then whip it .It makes
the driest cappuccino ever Vera
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From: "John Britt"
To:
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: Do you use your teapot?
> Never use teapots. Love the espresso and haven't figured out how to get
> the darn things to foam the milk.
>
> John Britt
> www.johnbrittpottery.com
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Gary Elfring on mon 14 feb 05
PC> In his view, no one actually used tea pots
PC> anymore, that cups of water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
PC> dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use my tea pot(s) just about
PC> every day, that I only nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I was
PC> an anomaly. "
I make a fresh pot of tea every day, in one of several different tea
pots. The only thing wrong with tea pots is the built in strainer some
potters insist on building into the pour spout. (For loose tea leaves.
It doesn't work- it just interferes with proper pouring.)
I will reheat a cup of tea in the microwave, but you can't brew tea
that way. (Black tea needs to be infused with boiling water, green tea
needs water a bit below boiling, and white tea needs water at around
180 - 190 degrees.)
My wife is a coffee drinker, who makes the very occasonal pot of tea.
She has to have a tea pot to make it in.
--
Best regards,
Gary
Tracy Wilson on mon 14 feb 05
I'm 1/3 bad.
Fresh ground coffee in a handmade mug 'til around 11 AM.
Mid afternoon, I run to the house from the studio, grab a 24 oz PLASTIC
travel mug. fill it with cold water, stick a teabag in(earl grey or
constant comment), nuke it for 4 min. Leave it in the microwave while I
check my email among 'other' things. Just before I head back to the
studio, I grab my 'tea', add a packet of Equal and top it off with skim
milk. Snap on the lid and I'm ready for the rest of the day.
But...
Every evening...
After dinner...
I boill water in the kettle, grab my teapot, drop in a bag of peppermint
or lemon zinger and, after letting it steep for a few minutes, enjoy the
tea and the ritual and the callllmmmmm.
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Carole Fox on mon 14 feb 05
I use my teapots, but only occasionally do I heat the water and pour it
into the teapot. Most of the time I fill the teapot with water and
microwave it, then steep the tea.
I also make teapots, and I really would prefer that people use them.
However, I know that a lot of them are just sitting around for decoration.
Carole Fox
Dayton, OH
Janet Kaiser on mon 14 feb 05
I was recently told the same thing in no
uncertain manner. By someone on this list, who
claimed that all pots are now primarily nothing
more than "decorative" and never functional, so
they had no need to take any notice of what could
be considered "good practice" when designing and
making them... If potters feel they no longer
have to make pots which are fully functional,
only look pretty or appealing... Well it is
rather sad, isn't it?
But to answer your question... Anyone who has
visited The Chapel of Art or the two of us at
home will be able to tell you that our kettle is
always on! We drink vast quantities of tea, which
is always brewed in a teapot.
We own several, but since I dropped and broke our
large family-sized Brown Betty some years ago, I
am sorry to say that our "everyday" kitchen pot
is now stainless steel. It is lighter to handle
and pour, without fear of breakage, especially on
my "bad" days. The pre-tea-making pot warming
process is also much faster and efficient.
Even so, I prefer to serve tea out of a ceramic
pot if it is to be brought to the table and/or we
are entertaining guests. That is certainly
considered old fashioned! Cups and saucers with
sugar lumps, even scones and jam or other special
"tea time" treats... Well who has the time for
that these days? I have recently revived the
family tradition of having "something in the tin"
for when guests call, but as we have very few
these days, Himself is well pleased with this
turn of events!
As for boiling water... I was given a special
kettle holder for Christmas... The kettle is
fixed in a cradle and when it has boiled I can
tip the water into a pot quite safely. We NEVER
NUKE water or coffee or anything liquid in the
microwave. Of course being primarily a
tea-drinking nation, 99% of households have an
electric kettle permanently sat on a work top in
the UK. When coffee drinking started to become
popular, it was usually instant, so the kettle
stayed. Now more coffee is consumed than tea... I
think that is because it was easy to make in a
mug without all the palaver of a teapot and of
course office life demands that. It is a terrible
generalisation, but our elders remain tea
drinkers whilst anyone 50 or younger will
probably be a coffee drinker. This is different
to historical coffee-drinking countries like
Germany, where 99% have a coffee making machine
and few an electric kettle. They were gradually
appearing back in the 1990s but not many people
have the larger sizes. Of course the introduction
of other yummy hot drinks such as instant
chocolate, cappuccino and expresso has extended
the uses of the humble kettle!
We do use teabags, mostly because the more
expensive loose tea types are totally wasted on
Himself. We always buy Fair Trade tea and coffee
for home use, although I notice we have acquired
a large supermarket package of PG tips in recent
weeks... A little pep talk is in order! I have an
extra pot for green, speciality and herb teas
such as jasmine or chammomile, although I insist
on peppermint being made in the mug! Horrid
stuff!
Sincerely
Janet Kaiser -- Now on my 7th or 8th pint of the
day... Cheers!
*** IN REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING MAIL:
...my friend said to me that tea pots were no
longer functional in a true sense, even if they
actually work correctly. In his view, no one
actually used tea pots anymore, that cups of
water are zapped in the 'wave, and a bag is then
dunked in. I strongly disagreed, and said I use
my tea pot(s) just about every day, that I only
nuked a cup if I was really in a hurry. He said I
was an anomaly. "Surely not" said I, even if Joe
Blow nukes his tea, at least other potters, who
likely spent a year or so learning how to make a
good tea pot do not think of them as objects of
art to sit on a shelf, but use them. He laughed.
So tell me potter friends, do you use a kettle to
heat water, do you scald a pretty pot then brew a
lovely pot of comfort and joy? It doesn't need to
be one you made; it can be grandma's brown betty
or a wally world special. So I really want to
know, did you brew a pot this morning?
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URL Krueger on tue 15 feb 05
On Sunday 13 February 2005 09:44 am, ccpottery@BELLSOUTH.NET
wrote:
> Absolutely use my teapots !!
>
> Every morning, the large noxema blue pot
> with the white flowers ...
Noxema blue ???
Oh, yeah. I remember that. Creamy stuff that
came in a squat blue jar. Pretty color. My first
wife used to put it on her face every night before
going to bed. Smelled like an old-time dentist's
office. Wonder why we're not still married?
My tea making procedure:
. fill 4 cup measuring cup with water
. nuke till boiling (10 min)
. drop in 6 bags Red Rose
. wait awhile
. pour over ice in pitcher bought from
Frailey Mountain Pottery
Hmmm, Hmmm, Good !
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Earl K...
Bothell WA, USA
Pam Cresswell on tue 15 feb 05
Thanks all for your responses!
I see I am not alone, but I think we potters need to work on civilizing more
folks *rueful grin*
Well, my same friend and I were unloading/loading the guild's bisque kiln
today (Jerry, I do not know if you read Clayart, but if you do you are
probably getting a chuckle). Going in were some class assignments, butter
dishes. Three of the most charming butter dishes I have ever seen.
I was oohing and ahhing over them, and my friend said, "Yes, they are nice,
but just like tea pots, they no longer serve a real purpose in the modern
home. Everyone uses little round plastic tubs of margarine from the
grocery." Of course I protested, "Not in my house, butter or olive oil
only". He just laughed, and picked up a walnut sized teapot being bisqued,
proclaiming it proved his point. To my chagrin it was my little
teapot........*sigh*
Pam, maybe anomalous, but I hate margarine!
Eric Hansen on tue 15 feb 05
My wife uses a teapot every morning. The obvious reason being boiling water=
and making a pot is more convient than nuking 6-7 different cups of water =
and messing with reusing teabags repeatedly. She drinks Twining's Lady Grey=
and two teabags make a nice pot. Then she can sit and enjoy reading the pa=
per while drinking tea instead of jumping up and down making multiple cups.=
I did not make the teapot though, I'm not much of a teapot maker myself.
E R I C
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Rhonda Kale on wed 16 feb 05
As I glance around my kitchen, I roughly counted 30 teapots (Blue and white or Blue!) all around the top or on shelving on my wall. That does NOT include all the other tea parephenalia-creamers,sugars,strainers,tea balls,trays, etc.....Most were gifts or teapots I found when I started collecting blue and white dishes at the age of 15-16. I mix and match them and mix pottery items at the table with other blue and white. My husband never eats off the same plate very long...I rotate.
My favorite is a good strong tea-Black, Irish breakfast,Ceylon. Also Earl Grey with lemon. No sugar, no milk.But being Southern, we consume large quantities of iced tea all year long-it is the house wine of the South. If cold, unsweet, lots of lemon, very strong.
I average several pots of hot in the cold weather and a lot cold in the summer/fall/winter/spring. I just drinks a lot of tea!
When I got involved in pottery that just added to the mix.....more pots.. :-)
Rhonda Kale
31.23595 N, 85.40529 W
Potters Council Member
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