October Tea

It's cold and foggy outside.

Won't you join me for some Cream Caramel tea,

toasted bagels and "homemade" apple butter?

(easy peasy recipe in a minute)

The teacups are from my wedding set for "every day."

2 tea cups and 3 dessert plates are all that's left.

The cup is chipped

and the plate is crazed.

I remember registering for this set at Crate and Barrel ...

that would have been over 15 yrs ago.

It felt so luxurious to fill out a wish list there ...

I was so used to shopping WalMart and Target for everything.

The tea today was a special gift from a fellow blogger

(Teresa at Thoughtful Food)

It turns out she has connections at Ceylon Tea Co ...

and she thought I'd like to taste test it.

Oh My Goodness!

This tea is so smooth.

There is no bitterness or harshness.

With this particular tea, I can really taste the cardamom.

Which brings me to the easy peasy "homemade" apple butter.

All I do is get a large jar of unsweetened apple sauce,

add 

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

1/2 teaspoon cardamom

and simmer until super smooth.

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I told you about our foggy morning.

Walking to school this morning,

my daughter informed me,

"Charlotte's web was made visible

when the fog descended."

"The next day was foggy. Everything on the farm was dripping wet. The grass looked like a magic carpet. The asparagus patch looked like a silver forest.

"On foggy mornings, Charlotte's web was truly a thing of beauty. This morning each thin strand was decorated with dozens of tiny beads of water. The web glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil."

- e.b. white

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I hope your day is filled with salutations and uncommon friendship.

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