John Davidson

The Magic of Tea - Getting to Know More About the Cup That Cheers John Davidson

Publisher Marketing: The Magic of Tea - Getting to Know More about the Cup That Cheers Table of Contents Introduction Growing Tea Tea cuttings Two Leaves and a Bud Flushes, Banjis and Janams Harvesting - Plucking, Tipping and Pruning Processing Tea Green and Black Tea Processing Fermentation Enemies of Tea The Art of Drinking Tea Masala Chai Iced tea Masala lemon tea Tea Bags Tea bricks Storing tea Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Many of us cannot do without the cup that cheers, first thing in the morning, to wake us up. And whenever we smell the delicious aroma of freshly brewed tea, we thank the person who found out this plant and the brew made from it, which would wake us up and rejuvenate our systems. Why not, this is the refreshing beverage which is consumed gratefully all over the world, second only to water. According to historical documents, Tea leaves of an evergreen shrub - Camellia sinensis-were steeped in water to make an aromatic beverage in China, more than 4000 years ago. That is because this shrub was first found growing native in Asia. Even today you can find while the plants growing in many parts of northeastern India, Southwest China, northern Burma, and North Indochina. This native Chinese tea was slightly bitter, had a cooling effect, and had and astringent and warming flavor. Other tea varieties had floral, sweet, grassy, and even nutty overtones and flavors. Contributor Bio:  Davidson, John John Davidson was born in Barrhead in Renfrewshire in 1857. He spent his childhood years in Greenock, and after working as a pupil-teacher and briefly attending Edinburgh University, taught in schools in Glasgow and Perth. In 1989 he moved to London where he made his living as a journalist and critic. Several dramas had been published while he was still in Scotland, but in the 1890s he turned to poetry, and published several collections which were very popular: In a Music-Hall (1891) and Ballads and Songs (1894) amongst them. These were poems which chronicled urban working class life, and his sense of outrage at the poverty of the ordinary man, as expressed by the much-anthologized 'Thirty Bob a Week'. At the beginning of the new century he moved away from the lyric and began writing in blank verse which incorporated much scientific language; this series of Testaments were not as successful as his earlier ballad style, though Hugh MacDiarmid was to pay tribute to Davidson's attempts to combine poetry with scientific ideas. Despite the early popularity of the poetry, financial difficulties constantly plagued Davidson; he had had no choice but to continue with the journalism he disliked in order to support his family and other dependents. Sadly the money worries, combined with ill-health and depression, drove him to committing suicide in 1909.