"ChipsChap" > wrote in message
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>
> Here in often pretentious Santa Fe there is finally a good tea house run
by
> someone who knows a lot about tea. It goes by the unlikely name of
"Maison et
> The" which baffles me still (one would expect "Maison de The" I would
think).

Although I agree that SF can be pretentious, I am a very big fan of New
Mexico in general. Wonderful place.

The first (and second) times I visited I ate at the Coyote Cafe and I was
taken by their house iced tea, which is the Tropicana mix from San Francisco
Herb Company. It's basic black tea (tastes like Ceylon, but it's probably a
mix) with flower petals and other items which add a fruity edge. It's not
very expensive but SF Herb Company only sells it in 1 lb. packages.

I drank the stuff pretty regularly for about a year as my "house" iced tea,
but eventually got tired of it.

Perhaps it's time to start again?

Just another Santa Fe tea story. I'll have to check out this tea house the
next time I'm in SF.

Warren Liebold