My first Simpson & Vail order arrived! Even though I got home late, I was too excited to go to sleep without trying something, especially since I was hit by a wave of delicious smells as soon as I opened the box.
Now I understand AllanK’s warning about the huge bags. I think these are coffee bags, really? I think I’ll follow his example and start transferring these to tins, because among other things, I don’t want all these great smells to go wafting away through the paper bags.
So, first up, strawberry cupcake. My first impression while sipping this was that it actually tasted much more like chocolate, but after awhile the strawberry started coming through, and it became a chocolate-covered strawberry experience.
Which is really a pretty brilliant idea for a dessert tea. Looking forward to trying everything else in the box!
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Transferring is a great idea with these. Because I didn’t have enough tins at the time I ordered from S&V, the ones that remained in the bag, I swear, started tasting like the paper bags after a while.
Yeah, tea just seems to absorb flavors from anything it comes in contact with. I was surprised to see paper bags — I thought they’d come in foil bags, or plastic at least. But fortunately I have so many empty tins it’s not going to be a problem: http://danamartinillustration.tumblr.com/post/127977134782/froaderick-fronkensteen
Nice collection of tins! And are those your drawings? Either way, very talented. :)
Thanks! Yes, those are my sketches and things. Happily, H&S sends tins at no extra charge, and I won a bunch of tea from Tealet, so I am stocked on containers. It looks like madness to my non-tea friends, but they just don’t understand how useful tins are.
Transferring is a great idea with these. Because I didn’t have enough tins at the time I ordered from S&V, the ones that remained in the bag, I swear, started tasting like the paper bags after a while.
Yeah, tea just seems to absorb flavors from anything it comes in contact with. I was surprised to see paper bags — I thought they’d come in foil bags, or plastic at least. But fortunately I have so many empty tins it’s not going to be a problem: http://danamartinillustration.tumblr.com/post/127977134782/froaderick-fronkensteen
Nice collection of tins! And are those your drawings? Either way, very talented. :)
Thanks! Yes, those are my sketches and things. Happily, H&S sends tins at no extra charge, and I won a bunch of tea from Tealet, so I am stocked on containers. It looks like madness to my non-tea friends, but they just don’t understand how useful tins are.