On the way home from an SCA event last night, a group of us stopped at a diner in New Paltz, NY. This diner had been selected more or less by throwing a pin at a map, so I wasn't expecting much.
Even those very low expectations were crushed and mangled utterly by the cups of hot tea we were served. I have been far too spoiled by drinking nothing but good tea for the last several months. Mere off-the-shelf Tetley tea was just nasty. Above and beyond the bitter bite of cheap orange pekoe, it had a nasty back-taste that reminded me a bit of coffee grounds.
On the other hands, the fried zucchini was excellent.
Wouldn't surprise me if the pot had previously had coffee in it ... It's hard to get that taste out of a pot.
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