2 items, 1 of which is costume related, 1 of which is tea related:
1) Costume, or rather fabric: I want to thank all the folks who replied
several weeks ago to my request for fabric store locations in
California. I ended up at a couple Discount Fabrics with no finds, then
went to Britex in San Francisco. Instead of silk I bought cotton. 4
pieces of white, lightweight, very fine, cottons (one satin batiste) and
one primrose/jonquil yellow that looks exactly like the color of that
early 19th cent. muslin gown with the brown trim that was posted here a
couple months ago. Lovely!
Now I'm at it again, this time to New York. I remember doing the Orchard
St. shopping blitz many years ago, but now it seems the stores are more
concentrated in the 30s. While I would love to spend the day browsing
every shop, my daughters also want to do some non-fabric shopping. So,
does anyone have a favorite, must-go-to, fabric store in NYC (where
favorite is defined as "you can get some silk or linen or fine cotton
historically probable fabric at ridiculously low prices")? Oh, and
feathers: ostrich plumes for bonnets?
2) Tea. Ah yes. I'm a northerner but my parents were southerners so I
grew up on iced tea. We made it in a pot, steeped for 3-5 mins. as tea
should be, sweetened while hot, poured over ice. I still make it that
way, I just don't use as much sugar. Well, at restaurants I often ask
how they make their iced tea. Many are proud to say that they don't use
a mix but brew it from real bags and don't sweeten it. They are also
proud to say that they make it "nice and strong" by brewing it overnight
in the refrigerator. Ouch! So here's how I usually order iced tea at a
restaurant: "could you bring me a cup of hot tea, and two glasses
completely filled with ice..." :-)
(Of course, that doesn't mean they will actually boil the water for the
tea but what the heck--can't be too fussy!!)
- Hope
Penny Ladnier wrote:
This IS my last message about tea: I promise!
When you add sugar to cold unsweet tea, it dissolves slowly or not at
all. This is wasting sugar. To make sweet tea, add the sugar while
the tea brew is hot.
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