A Year of Teas at The Elmwood Inn Cookbook Chai and settle in for a

and settle in for a dose of calming comfort

A bit of hibiscus flower gives the cup a natural light red color

and Earl Grey to the more acquired tastes of Japanese green teas and the exquisitely beautiful rare Chinese white teas

muddle (crush) mint with ice

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A Year of Teas at The Elmwood Inn Cookbook Chai and settle in for aA Year of Teas at the Elmwood Inn by Shelley and Bruce Richardson Benjamin Press ISBN 0 9663478 5 4 Step into the kitchen of almost any tearoom across the United States and you are likely to find a dog eared and flour stained copy of A Year of Teas at the Elmwood Inn, first published in 1994 when Americans were just re discovering the ritual of afternoon tea. Shelley Richardson lays out a complete afternoon tea menu for each month of the year. Then