We regularly receive compliments on the quality of our Certified Organic Green Jasmine and our Jasmine Delight Pouchong teas, but we are often asked for more variety.  What about a Jasmine Scented Oolong? What about Phoenix Pearls? And Blooming Jasmine Tea Roses?

We took these comments to heart and have added all of these varieties to our jasmine offering.  Click over to http://www.potlucktea.com/Jasmine.htm and view the new selection with pictures, new smaller packaging and reduced prices.

And, as an added incentive, use Coupon Code "TeaCat" to save an additional 10% on any order over $25.00.

As always, thank you for your continued support and for reading our blog.

Rick Tannenbaum
Pot Luck Tea Company
http://www.potlucktea.com

1. We have turned over our email list management to Constant Contact. The task had become a bit unmanageable. If you want quarterly catalogs and have already been receiving them, you should continue to receive them. If you want catalogs and have not been receiving them, enter your email address on the upper right corner of our home page at http://www.potlucktea.com.
From there the rest will be easy. I apologize if folks have been receiving duplicate emails or duplicate coupon codes.  As we suffer growing pains we often look to outsiders to help us.
 
2. Here is my bread recipe.  Remember cooking is art, but baking is science, so vary from it at your own risk.

12 ounces warm water (not hot -- hot water kills yeast)
1 teaspoon active dry yeast
2 teaspoons salt
3-1/4 dry cups of all purpose unbleached flour.

In the water, dissolve the yeast and salt. Wait a minute or two, then add the flour, all at once is okay.  If you are mixing by hand, mix until the dough is shaggy and all of the flour is blended. If you are using a food processor or mixer, blend until the dough is well formed and comes off the side of the bowl easily.

Set in wide bowl and cover loosely with plastic wrap for between 15 and 18 hours.  That's right -- it needs time to rise. It will likely fill the entire bowl right up to the plastic wrap by the time it is ready.

About an hour before cooking, take the dough with wet hands (or hands covered in more flour) and without kneading, form the dough into a ball about the size of a grapefruit. Dust the top with more flour and put an "X" in the top with a serrated knife.

Preheat the oven to 450 with a Dutch oven or other covered iron pot inside the oven.  When the oven is preheated,  put the dough inside the Dutch oven for 30 minutes at 450. After 30 minutes remove the cover from the Dutch oven and bake 15 more minutes.  That's it. Take the bread out and let it cool on a rack.

Do not try to cut the bread before it cools.  When the bread comes out of the oven, you should still hear it snapping and popping inside. That is fine.
Enjoy. And let me know how it went.

Rick
Pot Luck Tea Company 

For centuries, Yixing potters have fashioned teapots from the purple-brown clay of the region. The beautiful stoneware vessels became the models for the earliest European teapots in the late 17th century. Yixing pots were made in China until the communist revolution brought production to a halt. It wasn’t until the 1970s that Yixing potters resumed this ancient craft. Today Yixing pots are collected and treasured throughout the world.

Because they are not glazed, the clay pots absorb the tea. Over time, a layer of tea sediment forms and with subsequent use the pots retain the flavor, color and aroma of the tea. This is why it is best to use one kind of tea in your Yixing pot.

We are offering deep discounts on some of our most popular Yixing teapots and tea mugs.

Here are some examples:

Top Dog Yixing Teapot, was $19.00, now $14.25
Catwalk Yixing Teapot, was $35.00, now $26.50
Yixing Catwalk Mug, was $13.50, now $11.50
Covered Yixing Mug (pictured above), was $15.00, now $11.25
Butterfly Glazed Teapot, was $28.00, now $21.00
Cicada Bamboo Teapot, was $32.00, now $24.00
Simplicity Yixing Tea Set, was $38.00, now $28.50
White Glaze Yixing Tea Set, was $35.00, now $26.25

These prices are only valid while supplies last. To see the teaware, or to order, click here.