On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 20:49:53 GMT, Bluesea wrote:

> "Derek" > wrote in message ...
>> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 18:42:23 GMT, Bluesea wrote:
>>
>>> "DPM" > wrote in message
> news:jfgvd.3452$Zn6.2449@trnddc08...
>>>>
>>>> "Contrary to popular opinion, Orange Pekoe does not refer to a
> particular
>>>> flavor, or even to a specific variety or quality or tea.
>>>
>>> I fault Lipton for this rumor because I was under the same impression
> while
>>> growing up. My dad drank Lipton, which I never liked, and it wasn't
> until I
>>> started trying other teas, determined to stay away from the Orange Pekoe
>>> that Lipton touted, that I learned the truth.
>>
>> What? You mean that it really wasn't supposed to taste like oranges to
>> begin with? (Which would be the misconception I grew up with.)
>
> LOL! And, I like oranges which made the whole thing that much more puzzling.
> I figured it was the Pekoe that was ruining it.

That makes two of us. Darnedest thing. And my parents, being coffee
drinkers, couldn't help me at all.

And it was, of course, in the days before the internet when I could
easily have answered this question from my bedroom. As it was, the few
300 Baud BBS systems I could access with my C-64 weren't of much help.
--
Derek

When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by
doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do.