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Editor's Note
Summer is officially here now! The kids will be home from school and Father's Day is the month as well. We wish a safe and fun-filled season for all.
What do Ron Wood and George Michael's have in common? You'll figure this out as you read further.
Planning a trip? Why not incorporate a tea destination into it? We have an article that will interest you about where you might want to go.
Peter Sallis is one of everyone's favorite Brit Com actors and he's had a very varied career. Further into the Tea Times we offer a little biography of his life that we know you will be interested to read.
And for Dad, how about some grilled Portobello Mushrooms on his big day - June 21. They sound mighty good to us!
Happy Father's Day!
The Tea Times Newsletter Staff
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They Say It's Your Birthday!
Do you share a birthday with any of these people?
June 1, 1947
Ron Wood – musician, member of the Rolling Stones
June 16, 1890
Stan Laurel – comedian, Laurel and Hardy duo
June 25, 1903
George Orwell – novelist
June 26, 1963
George Michael – singer
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The Wars of the Roses
Although historians still debate the true extent of the conflict's impact on medieval English life, there is little doubt that the Wars of the Roses resulted in political upheaval and changes to the established balance of power. The most obvious effect was the collapse of the Plantagenet dynasty and its replacement with the new Tudor rulers who changed England dramatically over the following years. In the following Henrician and post-Henrician times, the remnant Plantagenet factions with no direct line to the throne were disabused of their independent positions, as monarchs continually played them against each other.
 The Black Death
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With their heavy casualties among the nobility coupled with the effects of the Black Death, the wars are thought to have ushered in a period of great social upheaval in feudal England, including a weakening of the feudal power of the nobles and a corresponding strengthening of the merchant classes, and the growth of a strong, centralized monarchy under the Tudors. It heralded the end of the medieval period in England and the movement toward the Renaissance.
On the other hand, it has also been suggested that the traumatic impact of the wars was exaggerated by Henry VII to magnify his achievement in quelling them and bringing peace. Certainly, the effect of the wars on the merchant and laboring classes was far less than in the long drawn-out wars of siege and pillage in France and elsewhere in Europe, carried out by mercenaries who profited from the prolonging of the war. Although there were some lengthy sieges, such as at Harlech Castle and Banburgh Castle, they were in comparatively remote and sparsely-inhabited regions. In the populated areas, both factions had much to lose by the ruin of the country and sought quick resolution of the conflict by pitched battle.
...to be continued.
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Tea News Bits
June Programming
June is a big Pledge month for MPT so your Brit Coms will not be on during the afternoons of June 2 through June 5 and June 8 through June 12. They will not be on the Saturday evenings of June 6, 13, and 20. Brit Coms return during the afternoons on Monday, June 15 and on Saturday, June 27.
In spite of the pre-emption of the British comedies, MPT has programming to offer that we know you will enjoy. It will be music to your ears and these that are mentioned are just some of them!
On Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m., join us for Tony Bennett: An American Classic. This will be followed at 8:30 p.m. by Neil Young: Don't Be Denied.
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:30 p.m. we are thrilled to present Josh Groban: An Evening in New York City. Stevie Wonder: Live At Last follows at 9:00 p.m. What a night this will be!
MPT's production of Citizen Schaefer returns on Monday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. If you missed this before, you really don't want to miss it again.
On Tuesday, June 4 at 9:30 p.m. tune in for Freedom Songs: The Music of the Civil Rights Movement.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a rail journey? If so, you want to be sure to watch Great Scenic Railway Journeys: Celebrating North American Steam Railroads on Thursday, June 11 at 8:00 p.m.
David Garrett: Live from Berlin is brought to you on Friday, June 12 at 7:30 p.m. If you have never seen him, he is absolutely a must-see! This man plays a violin like no one you've ever seen before. From pop to classic, he will leave you spellbound.
Do you love Roger Daltry, Pete Townsend, Billy Idol, Steve Winwood, Phil Collins, Patti LaBelle? Join them all together with other musicians as The Who does Tommy on Friday, June 12 at 9:00 p.m. If this still is your kind of music, you really don't want to miss this!
Another MPT favorite returns on Thursday, June 18 at 8:30 p.m. - Eatin' Crabcakes: The Best I Ever Had. After watching this, you'll want a good old Maryland crab cake. Actually, we suggest having them for dinner that night! You'll be glad you did for a lot of reasons.
Thursday, June 25 at 8:00 p.m. brings us Madame Butterfly performed at The Met.
And last but not least, keep tuning in each Saturday 6:00 p.m. to catch the latest leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
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Everyone's favorite variety show
It's time for the British Players' 45th Old Time Music Hall. This year's performances will be held on June 11 through 20 at Kensington Town Hall, 3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington, MD 20895.
For more information go to www.britishplayers.org. Don't miss it!
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If you have a topic that you would like to know more about, please drop us a line at tealady@mpt.org. We'll explore the opportunities to bring you the information you have interest in.
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Terrific Tea Trips
According to an old Chinese proverb, "Tea is drink to forget the cares of the world." Not so for the hundreds of people showing up to the Tax Day Tea Parties throughout the nation; for them, it recalls the Boston Tea party in 1773 that also protested a form of taxation. What is there to get riled up about?
Now the second most popular drink in the world after water (coffee's number three), tea is currently being sipped by 127 million Americans sipping tea on any given day, says The Tea Council of the USA. The World Tea Expo forecasts a $3 billion increase in the tea market by 2010, which puts a single giant species, Camelia Sinensis, in an enviable position.
Vast tea estates and gardens add to the allure of econ-tourism in Sri Lanka, China, India and Japan. Linda Villano, co-founder of the Manhasset, New York-based Serendipitea, describes the countless varieties of tea with enough passion to convince even the most devout coffee drinker to set sail to, say, Bolivia to see what a working tea plantation is like.
Without traveling to exotic locales, demanding tea lovers can, of course, savor the flavor of exotic white, green and black teas just by visiting serious tearooms around the world, such as Mariage Freres, founded in 1854 and France's oldest tea importer. Located on Rue de Bourg-Tibourg in Paris, this fragrant institution features an exhaustive tea menu that is more like a book, the pages of which promise leisured lingering over cups of hot White Tip Oolong, Moulin Rouge Chai and many more. The tea rooms are the places that preserve the art of tea with precise albeit historic rituals.
And those rituals may be dainty, but tea doesn't have to be. In fact, "Tea is sexy," says Beverly Rorem, author of "A Passion for Tea." "The fragrance, the flavor, and a little soft music will soothe your soul," she says. Hot or iced, loose or compressed into a tea bag, caffeine free or not, tea implies variety.
According to Dr. Itaro Oguni, author of "Green Tea and Human Health," there are added health benefits of sipping tea beyond the social spin; these range from preventing flu and cavities to stopping memory loss. The idea of this fountain of youth makes the journey to a tea plantation even more enticing. David Walker, president of Walker Teas, a bulk distributor of Kenyan teas in the U.S., grew up in the tea world and is based in Kenya -- a country responsible for 19% of the world's tea crop - and has been called the Indiana Jones of the tea world by those in the know.
"Tea arrived in Kenya in 1903 when the Caine brothers first planted a Manipuri hybrid at Limura," he says, and the future holds"the emergence of specialty markets for exotic leaf teas." He feels tea tourism is on the brink of discovery. And there are many lush plantations yet to be explored by intrepid travelers.
Founded in 1854 during France's colonial heyday, Mariage Freres is that country's oldest tea importer. Its most famous tea room is located in the Marais district of Paris; there's another on the Left Bank.
While tea produced in the verdant hills of Sri Lanka can be visited on organized tours, some countries on the tea map, such as Bolivia, Turkey, Argentina and Malaysia, haven't cultivated tourism to the degree you'll find at the Charleston Tea Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina - America's only tea estate at the moment.
In any event, whether you sip a cup of "bright" green such as Honyama Sencha from Japan or Red Peony from China, or Ceylon tea in Sri Lanka you are furthering the tradition of a healthy cultural lifestyle. If your cup of steaming mint tea is poured from a commemorative teapot portraying Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, it's proof positive of the tie between tea and travel that ceremoniously prevails to this day. Point your compass in any direction and there is a tea plantation with a story to tell and flavors to savor.
Pamela Price | Forbes Traveler
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A look at Peter Sallis' life
Early Life
Sallis was born February 1, 1921, in Twickenham, then Middlesex, now Greater London, England. After attending Minchenden Grammar School in North London, Sallis started as an amateur actor in the RAF during World War II. He failed to get into the aircrew because of a medical problem and so taught radio procedures at RAF Cranwell.
During his four years with the RAF, one of his students offered him the lead in an amateur production. His success in the role caused him to resolve to become an actor after the War, and so he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, making his first professional appearance on the London stage in 1946.
Career
Numerous appearances in London's West End followed, such as the Orson Welles directed production Rhinoceros (1960) at the Royal Court, co-starring Sir Laurence Olivier.
He also appeared in a couple of the most notable Hammer Horror Films including The Curse of the Werewolf and Taste the Blood of Dracula. In the latter he plays a leading role as a Victorian/Edwardian gentleman, one of three who betrays Dracula and has to face his revenge. Sallis does not mention either film in his autobiography, Fading Into the Limelight.
Fading Into the Limelight
His first notable television role was as Samuel Pepys in the BBC serial of the same name in 1958. He appeared in the Doctor Who story The Ice Warriors in 1968, playing renegade scientist Elric Penley and in 1983 was due to play the role of Striker in another Doctor Who story, Enlightenment, before having to withdraw. In 1970 he was cast in the BBC comedy The Culture Vultures, which saw him play stuffy Professor George Hobbs to Leslie Phillips' laid-back rogue Dr. Michael Cunningham. During the production, Phillips was rushed to the hospital with an internal hemorrhage and as a result, only five episodes were ever made.
The Ice Warriors
Sallis was cast in a one-off pilot for Comedy Playhouse entitled Last of the Summer Wine as the unobtrusive lover of a quiet life, Norman Clegg. Sallis had already worked with Michael Bates, who played the unofficial ring-leader Blamire in the first two series. The pilot proved popular and the BBC commissioned a series. Sallis is still playing the role of Clegg, and is one of only two cast members remaining from the original Comedy Playhouse pilot, along with Jane Freeman who plays Ivy, the café owner. In 1988 he appeared as Clegg's father in First of the Summer Wine, a prequel to Last of the Summer Wine set in 1939.
Last of the Summer Wine
Between 1976 and 1978 he appeared in the children's series The Ghosts of Motley Hall, in which he played Mr. Gudgin, an estate agent who did not want to see the eponymous Hall fall into the wrong hands.
In 1978, he starred alongside northern comic actor David Roper for the ITV sitcom Leave It to Charlie as Charlie's (Roper) pessimistic boss. The programme lasted for four series, ending in 1980.
In 1983 he was the narrator on Rocky Hollow, a show produced by Bumper Films for S4C before Fireman Sam and Joshua Jones were made.
Between 1984 and 1990, he alternated with Ian Carmichael as the voice of Ratty in the British television series The Wind in the Willows, based on the book by Kenneth Grahame. Alongside him were Michael Hordern as Bader, David Jason as Toad and Richard Pearson as Mole. The series was animated in stop motion, prefiguring his work in Aardman Animations.
He also voiced Trebor's Polo Mint television commercials.
Sallis achieved great success when , in 1989, he voiced Wallace, the eccentric inventor in Aardman Animations' Wallace and Gromit: A Grand Day Out. The made-for-television film won a BAFTA award and was followed by the Oscar-winning films The Wrong Trousers in 1993 and A Close Shave in 1995. Though the characters were temporarily retired in 1996, Sallis has returned to voice Wallace in several short films and in the Oscar-winning 2005 motion picture Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. Most recently Sallis starred in a new Wallace and Gromit short A Matter of Loaf and Death in 2008.
Wallace
Sallis was then recruited to play the part of Sidney Bliss in two episodes of The New Statesman. Bliss was a pub landlord and ex-hangman in main character Alan B'Stard's constituency.
Sallis is currently starring in the 29th series of Last of the Summer Wine. However, due to increasing frailty and difficulty with his sight, his appearances in the episodes are not as prolific as they once were. Clegg remains central to the storylines but is often seen only at the very beginning, middle and end of the episode. He is currently filming the 30th series of the show which will be aired on BBC1 in 2009. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honors list for services to Drama.
Autobiography
In 2006 Sallis published a well-received autobiography entitled, with typical self-deprecation, Fading Into the Limelight. Reviewing in The Mail on Sunday, Roger Lewis said "Though Sallis is seemingly submissive, he has a sly wit and a sharp intelligence that make this book a total delight." Sallis recounts revealing tales from his lifetime as an actor.
Sallis starred with Welles in his stage play Moby Dick Rehearsed and tells of a later meeting with him where he received a mysterious telephone call summoning him to the deserted and spooky Gare d'Orsay in Paris where Welles announced he wanted him to dub Hungarian bit -players in his cinema adaption of Kafka's The Trial. As Sallis says "the episode was Kafka-esque, to coin a phrase."
Despite his nearly 35 years in Last of the Summer Wine, this is far from the main focus of the book, in which Sallis also recounts the early era of his relationship with Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park when it took six years for A Grand Day Out to be completed. He admits that his works as Wallace has raised his standing a few notches in the public eye."
Personal Life
Sallis suffers from macular degeneration and in 2005 recorded an appeal on BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Macular Disease Society. He recorded a television appeal on behalf of the society which was broadcast on BBC1 on March 8, 2009.
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Becoming Jane Austen
The True Love Story That Inspired
the Classic Novels
by John Spence
Part of a continuing series.
We don't know what it was like at Mrs. Cawley's, but it was not home and had the air of being somewhat haphazard and unsettled as a school. After only a few months Mrs. Cawley moved with the girls to Southampton, where in September there was an outbreak in the town of "putrid fever" - probably typhus. The Austen sisters both fell ill, but Mrs. Cawley didn't inform their parents. Jane Cooper, though wrote to her mother, and Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. Austen hurried to Southampton to see about their daughters.
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Cassandra and Jan recovered, but their Aunt Cooper came down with the fever and died in October, leaving poor twelve-year-old Jane Cooper with the knowledge that she had been the unwitting instrument of her own mother's death because she had raised the alarm in Southampton. Jane Cooper now remained at home with her bereaved father, and Jane Austen and Cassandra were back at Steventon.
Mrs. Cawley apparently moved back to Oxford, making her reason for having gone to Southampton in the first place all the more obscure. She died in oxford in the autumn of 1787 and left her money to her brother, as in retrospect might have been predicted. She asked to be buried in the Cooper family vault at Henley, though her husband was buried in Oxford.
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Tea Advisor
Aspects of Tea Production
There has been much argument as to the origin of the tea plant. Both China and India have been claimed as the original source, and other countries in south-east Asia have also been suggested. It may be that in the future paleobotanists, who analyze the ancient pollen in soil samples, will be able to come to a firm conclusion. In the meantime, the most definitive study seems to have been made in 1958 by Robert Sealy of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
In a Revision of the Genus Camellia Sealy identifies two main varieties - Camellia sinensis var. sinensis and Camellia sinensis var. assamica. The first grows up to nineteen feet high, is hardier, has relatively narrow and smaller leaves, and is perhaps indigenous to western Yunnan. The second grows up to fifty-six feet high, is less hardy, has larger leathery leaves, and is perhaps indigenous to the warmer parts of Assam, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and southern China.
Robert Sealy also points out that groups of people in the second area used var. assamica as a stimulant, often leaving it to ferment in a hole in the ground before chewing the leaves or making an infusion. They did not use the plant as a beverage, until taught to do so by the Chinese or the British. He speculates that their method of fermenting var. assamica was adopted by the Chinese, who then tried it on var. sinensis, which turned out to yield a pleasant beverage.
The Tea Committee's scientific experts thought the conditions in Assam were similar to those in the tea districts of China, with regard to topography, vegetation, temperature and humidity. In fact, the Assam areas are more tropical than those in China and have a higher rainfall. These differences, however, eventually turned out to be advantageous for var. assamica. The scientist also emphasized correctly the need to choose areas with a well drained soil.
In 1836 Bruce was appointed Superintendent of Tea Forests, and given authority to open up two new plantations.
Bruce established new China tea-seed nurseries, belonging of course to the East India Company, at various places in Upper Assam - Jaipur, Chabua, Chota Tingri and Hukanpukri. At Sadiya there was both a China tea nursery and one for indigenous tea.
Tea | By Roy Moxham
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Mystery of the Month
What Is Your Guess?
Case One
In the middle of the afternoon, a woman finds a hidden key and unlocks the door to a house she's never seen. She takes notes and photos of everything she sees yet takes nothing, leaving the house as quietly as she entered.
The Mystery
Who is the woman and why has she entered the house?
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Clues
- The woman is not a friend or relation of the owners.
- The owners of the house were expecting the woman, but had hidden the key.
- The woman has a contract with the homeowners.
- The woman knows how valuable the house is.
- The woman makes homes her business.
Case Two
Diana is not a native American, but she has served in the U.S. military. She hates crime and is an outspoken advocate for women's rights and peace. Diana is an incredible athlete, but is best known for her all-American uniform. She is an expert with a rope but has never performed in rodeo.
The Mystery
Who is this woman and where is she from originally?
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Clues
- The woman is from the Caribbean.
- The woman fights crime in her community and has been on TV.
- The woman possesses super-human strength.
- The woman was introduced in comic books.
- Diana Prince is the woman's birth name.
Be sure to check the July 2009 edition of the Tea Times for the answers
Answers to May Mysteries:
Case One: It's Bugs Bunny. His favorite catchphrase is, "What's up, Doc?"
Case Two: The man is Willy Wonka. He lives in a chocolate factory.
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England's Calendar of Events | June
Cathcart Spring Proms
Royal Albert Hall
June 2, 2009
The annual Cathcart Spring Proms feature a full symphony orchestra, choir and rhythm section, giant screens projecting images of nature, lights and decorations. The Royal Albert Hall rejoices in the changing season.
The premiere of The Young Composer of the Year's piece is performed alongside traditional proms, classic and symphonic rock hits.
www.whatsonwhen.com
Polo in the Park
The Hurlingham Club
June 5-6, 2009
World-class polo players come to The Hurlingham Club in Fulham for the two-day Polo in the Park event. The London event aims to shed the sport's elitist image, and make it accessible to more people.
www.whatsonwhen.com
Great North Dog Walk
The Leas
June 14, 2009
There may be two Guinness Book World of Records broken this June at South Shields' The Leas. The Butcher's Great North Dog Walk once again attempts to break its own record of the largest numbers of walkers and their dogs.
You can help make last year's record history by entering your own dog and heading for a summer stroll on South Shield's sunny shore. There are four different routes ranging in distance and stretching across beautiful coastal paths with breathtaking sea views. Surfaces range between grass, gravel and concrete allowing for buggies, wheelchairs, the young and the elderly, disabled and older dogs.
Add in entertaining dog displays, crazy face painting and bouncy castles, it's a great day out for the family.
www.whatsonwhen.com
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There's nothing to be said here except, Yum! Dad should love this!
Grilled Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Since the garlic isn't cooked, the mushrooms, which work as an appetizer or side, have a strong garlic flavor. Grill the mushrooms stem sides down first, so that when they're turned they'll be in the right position to be filled. If you want to plan ahead, remove the gills and stems from the mushrooms and combine the filling, then cover and chill until ready to grill.
- 2/3 cup chopped plum tomato
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 teaspoon olive oil, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh or 1/8 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 4 (5-inch) Portobello mushroom caps
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce
- Cooking spray
- 3 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
Directions
- Prepare grill.
- Combine the tomato, cheese, 1/2 teaspoon oil, rosemary, pepper, and garlic in a small bowl.
- Remove brown gills from the undersides of mushroom caps using a spoon, and discard gills. Remove stems; discard. Combine 1/2 teaspoon oil, juice, and soy sauce in a small bowl; brush over both sides of mushroom caps. Place the mushroom caps, stem sides down, on a grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill for 5 minutes on each side or until soft.
- Spoon 1/4 cup mixture into each mushroom cap. Cover and grill 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with parsley.
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Afternoon Teaisms
Rhymes and Wits
Shall I Compare Thee to A Summer's Day
Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed;
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimmed;
But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st,
Nor shall death brag thou wand'rest in his shade,
When in eternal lines to Time thou grow'st.
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
My Dad's Hands
David Kettler
Bedtime came, we were settling down,
I was holding one of my lads.
As I grasped him so tight, I saw a strange sight:
My hands. . .they looked like my dad's!
I remember them well, those old gnarled hooks,
there was always a cracked nail or two.
And thanks to a hammer that strayed from its mark,
his thumb was a beautiful blue!
They were rough, I remember, incredibly tough,
as strong as a carpenter's vice.
But holding a scared little boy at night,
they seemed to me awfully nice!
The sight of those hands - how impressive it was
in the eyes of his little boy.
Other dads' hands were cleaner, it seemed
(the effects of their office employ).
I gave little thought in my formative years
of the reason for Dad's raspy mitts:
The love in the toil, the dirt and the oil,
rusty plumbing that gave those hands fits!
Thinking back, misty-eyed, and thinking ahead,
when one day my time is done.
The torch of love in my own wrinkled hands
will pass on to the hands of my son.
I don't mind the bruises, the scars here and there
or the hammer that just seemed to slip.
I want most of all when my son takes my hand,
to feel that love lies in the grip.