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Rust and rails
Sep. 29th, 2004 04:55 pmRecently I put up a post on finding parking in NYC, for an upcoming day trip, (on the 8th.) ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
guineapig responded to my side note on the entry (which was about my coffeemaker dying,) with a delightful story about how he used to make coffee out of an old sock and a GI helmet.
It reminded me of this recipe, which comes from my year-long search for the perfect Chai Masala recipe. (The simple question "how does one make a proper cup of tea?" on the forteana newsgroup, kicked off a long debate which may still be raging, "take the kettle to the pot!" "take the pot to the kettle!" "add the milk to the tea!" "Add the tea to the milk!" never mind "What spices go into 'proper chai?' " My favorite answer to the whole "How do you make the perfect pot of tea?" is still: "POLLY! Be a dear and put the kettle on!")
In an old book on tea (I can dig out my sources if anyone wants them,) I read about Australians that were laying a railway across the Outback, and their unique and simple recipe for tea, which they called "Rust and Rails" for its bright red color. The method was employed to preserve their limited supply of tea.
They'd take a large kettle, and place it on the fire on Sunday. They'd fill it with water, and put in a pound of tea leaves. This would steep on the coals all night, and the crew would partake of it until the water was depleted. They'd leave the slurry of tea in the bottom of the pot. The kettle would be put on a train car and pushed on down to the end of the line. Then the next night, they'd leave the slurry in place, fill the pot with water again, add another quarter pound of leaves. This would continue, all week, until Saturday, by which time, the resulting tea would be so acidic that only those with the most iron constitutions could drink it. On Sunday the pot would be emptied and they'd start the whole process again.
guineapig responded to my side note on the entry (which was about my coffeemaker dying,) with a delightful story about how he used to make coffee out of an old sock and a GI helmet.It reminded me of this recipe, which comes from my year-long search for the perfect Chai Masala recipe. (The simple question "how does one make a proper cup of tea?" on the forteana newsgroup, kicked off a long debate which may still be raging, "take the kettle to the pot!" "take the pot to the kettle!" "add the milk to the tea!" "Add the tea to the milk!" never mind "What spices go into 'proper chai?' " My favorite answer to the whole "How do you make the perfect pot of tea?" is still: "POLLY! Be a dear and put the kettle on!")
In an old book on tea (I can dig out my sources if anyone wants them,) I read about Australians that were laying a railway across the Outback, and their unique and simple recipe for tea, which they called "Rust and Rails" for its bright red color. The method was employed to preserve their limited supply of tea.
They'd take a large kettle, and place it on the fire on Sunday. They'd fill it with water, and put in a pound of tea leaves. This would steep on the coals all night, and the crew would partake of it until the water was depleted. They'd leave the slurry of tea in the bottom of the pot. The kettle would be put on a train car and pushed on down to the end of the line. Then the next night, they'd leave the slurry in place, fill the pot with water again, add another quarter pound of leaves. This would continue, all week, until Saturday, by which time, the resulting tea would be so acidic that only those with the most iron constitutions could drink it. On Sunday the pot would be emptied and they'd start the whole process again.
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Sep. 25th, 2004 01:34 pmcalling new york city types:
Where is a good place to park for the day? I'll be driving up on the 8th or so, to take my brother-in-law to the met, eat at an indian restaurant, and score me some pommes frites. I planned on parking in a garage or lot for a day, and rather than just pick one off of the street, I thought I'd open the floor to suggestions.
Anyone?
My coffee machine is hemorrahging water from around the pump seal. It can barely get the pressure it needs to squeeze out a shot, and only after it heats up a bit. The good news is that the resulting shots are of extremely good quality, tons of crema, excellent flavor.
This is the last stage before coffee machine death. Espresso machine #3, we hardly knew ye. I thought I would have the funds to get a nice machine, but it will be another $99 Krups for me, I think. And really, those work pretty well, but they have a short lifespan (probably by design.) Once we settle in to a home, I think I will look into the much more expensive models.
Where is a good place to park for the day? I'll be driving up on the 8th or so, to take my brother-in-law to the met, eat at an indian restaurant, and score me some pommes frites. I planned on parking in a garage or lot for a day, and rather than just pick one off of the street, I thought I'd open the floor to suggestions.
Anyone?
My coffee machine is hemorrahging water from around the pump seal. It can barely get the pressure it needs to squeeze out a shot, and only after it heats up a bit. The good news is that the resulting shots are of extremely good quality, tons of crema, excellent flavor.
This is the last stage before coffee machine death. Espresso machine #3, we hardly knew ye. I thought I would have the funds to get a nice machine, but it will be another $99 Krups for me, I think. And really, those work pretty well, but they have a short lifespan (probably by design.) Once we settle in to a home, I think I will look into the much more expensive models.
