April Fools’ Day Sipdown Challenge Prompt – tell someone you are giving up tea. Then have a cup of tea.
I awoke and went to my daughter and stood before her and said, “I am giving up tea.” I don’t think she even looked up from her book. She simply answered, “You can’t do that.” And she went on reading. So much for my prank. She didn’t even realize it was April Fools’ Day but she still didn’t believe me.
This is the cup (pot, actually) of tea I had afterward.
I have been giving tea to a new friend and last week when she brought her children for music lessons, she was walking to a shrub in my yard. “Is this a lilac???”, she asked as she drew near to sniff. “It is!”, I replied. “I have two, but the other is in back.”
“My grandmother’s yard in Ohio was absolutely FULL of lilacs. I have never seen one since we moved south! I thought they couldn’t grow here!”
They do grow here, but they don’t necessarily flourish as they would somewhere with cooler weather, but I do get a spring and fall bloom from mine.
Since she had happy memories of lilacs at Grandma’s, I promised her a sample of lilac tea next time she comes, so when I was measuring her tea into a bag this morning I took the easy route and made it for my morning tea as well.
Authentic lilac aroma here, and lovely flavor. It is less floral than a violet candy or Harney’s Rose Scented, but still a good, strong floral scent and flavor.
The base is strong enough to be a breakfast tea but it is more akin to an excellent afternoon tea, which is when I usually have it. It is a nice afternoon soother and rumpled day smoother. I take it plain but I feel sure it could handle sugar (definitely) and milk (probably).
Love the prompt! There were two huge lilac bushes on the grounds of our former office building and we’d harvest armloads for our desks. We never quite forgave the administrators who approved their removal.
How could they???