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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6184, 12 March 1888, Page 4

Funerals. L0.0.F., (Ofjla^ M «tf • WV IJ A N G P O B D, - FUBNISHING UNDEBTAKEE, Furnishes Funerals at the Lowest Charges, And at Shortest Notice. Conntry Orders receive prompt attention. Please note the address— Corner North and East Belt; or. Office, 133, Colombo street, Christchurch. Insurance Companies. mHE COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY JL OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ... ... ... £2,000,000. Effects every description of Fire and Marine Insurance at Lowest Current Bates. Being a purely local institution olains are settled with promptitude. , COFP & GEIHAM> Managers for Canterbury, 131, Lichfield street, Christohuroh. Agentß wanted in unrepresented districts. 9178 j^ToBWICH IJnIOIT UPIXZ J[nsubance oooiety. head office — noewich, jbngland. Established ... 1797 AMOUHTIHSnBHD „,5200,000,000 Lossbs Paid 44,500,00 OU job nettled with liberality and promptitads J, M. HEYWOOD ft CO., OATHEDEAL SQUABE, CHEISXCHUECH, Acents for Canterbury. 617 THE EQUITABLE INSUBANCE ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL— £I,OOO,OOO. INDUSTEIAL BRANCH. 1. Persons of both sexes admitted from one month up to sixtyy ears of age from one penny per week and upwards. 2. Children may join to receive certain sums at f ourtean or twenty-one years of age. 3. i}gonts call at members' houses to receive premiums. 6818 ' GEO. STBINGEB, Manager. The Art of Cookery ♦ Is one of the most useful accomplishments that can be studied, and it is to be regretted that the British people, as a rule, are sadly behind our Continental brethren in the concoction of savoury dishes. Whether modern accomplishments are thought to be of more worth, or that an Englishman's proverbial good appetite requires less tempting delicacies than his Continental neighbours, the fact still remains that there is room for great improvement in the subtle art of cookery. It follows that in these English Colonies we have little but English ideaß and customs to fall back upon, and without the bracing climate of England to give a zest to our gastronomical system, there remains a discrepancy that should be adjusted by extra finesse in the preparation of food. It is a well-known fact that our French brethren will produce wholesome and savoury dishes out of ingredients that most English people would consign to tha waste repository, and scorn the idea of utilising, but it must not be supposed that such results are obtained without a little trouble and patience, combined with a practical knowledge of the mysteries of the cuisine. The preparation of coffee, for instance, in which the French excel, doubly pays for the little extra care taken in the preparation thereof, and if made in the following simple manner will be found a most delightful beverage : — To one pint of boiling water add one pint of new milk, and three teaspoonfuls of Taylor and Papps' fresh roa3ted coffee ; boil gently for three minutes, and serve ; add sugar according to taste. It is impossible to produce good Coffee from an inferior article, therefore see that you get Tatloe and Papps' best Coffee at Is 4d per lb. Amongst the many good things our Creator has provided for our delectation here below there is nothing co universally appreciated as a good cup of Tea. Its refreshing and invigorating qualities are acknowledged by all, in fact, the almost total absence of fevers amongst the lower class of the Chinese, even when living in the neighbourhood of low-lying rivers and pestilential swamps with which : China abounds. _m ft .trwyifc _ jneftsnra -i«owing to the quantity of Tea with which they regale themselves. There is no after ill effects from tea drinking, even if taken in excess, provided it is obbained pure and unadulterated ; but like many other things, it is often spoilt in its preparation by not allowing sufficient time to emit the full strength of the leaf. The great variety of Teas are too numerous t^ particularise here, but for the present we will simply divide them into two classes, viz. : First, plain or all China Tea ; and, second, that when mixed with other Teae of an opposite nature called "Blended Tea." The word blended is no new name, as some would have us believe, neither is tea blending a new art ; the only difference iB that new countries have of late years undertaken the cultivation of the tea plant, and we have a larger variety of Teas to select from. c More time should be given for Blended Teas to infuse, for it is only reasonable that where several Teas of an ' opposite nature are mixed together, it requires more time to exude its full complement of natural vitality than another of only one quality, and the absence of one essential point would naturally deteriorate the effect of the whole. The same care is not so much necessary in brewing of the ordinary China Tea, for where a diversity of qualities does not exist, the result of proper or faulty making is simply a matter o£ strength. Tea made ■ with our beautiful artesian water takes rather longer to brew than when made with rain or soft water, but to remedy this, and to extract hastily the qualities of the Tea leaf, a very old expedient is sometimes resorted to by inexperienced grocers, viz., that of mixing a small portion of carbonate of soda with the Tea when blending, but it is a practice universally condemned by those of more experience, as it totally destroys its natural brisk piquancy, giving a fictitious strength to the first cup, and leaving the remainder virtually useless. The teas sold by Taylor and Papps are guaranteed pure and free from any adulteration whatever. The fact of having held a subordinate position in a large concern at Home is often quoted by those commencing business as being a decided cdmmercial advantage to those bo fortunate. It may be so, no doubt, in some case 3, although it is questionable whether there is very much virtue in borrowed plumes ; but of one thing we are certain, that tea blending cannot be learnt by theory or imitation, but only by a thorough knowledge of the merits of the different classes of tea, which can only be acquired by patient study and practical experience. Taylok and Papps have had many years of such experience in the blending of teas, which they have evidently made good use of if the amount of favour with which their teas are received may be taken as a criterion.

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