Guest guest Posted December 16, 2007 Report Share Posted December 16, 2007 I have been so buy what with the aftermath of the fires, church stuff etc, I've e not had a moment to read this list. I guess i will have more time because last Sunday the water pump and then the head gasket failed on my car so I have zero transportation. Due to physical handicap, I am unable to walk 1/2 mile to the bus stop. Due to poverty, I am unable to afford the special transportation for the disabled and handicapped. I had a list of errands and my best friend took me to do so, complaining the whole time about the inconvenience. I couldn't get a ride to church either because it was too inconvenient for anyone to pick me up. I certainly don;t want to inconvenience anyone, but it certainly hurts to know i am an inconvenience. The worst thing about all this is that I am unable to get to mom in an emergency. I am sorry to lay my troubles on you. I wanted to ask about tea cakes. I love pu-erh tea and in my errands went to this big Asian supermarket where I can purchase it. They were out of stock of the leaves, but in looking around I found pu-er tea in a tea cake. A Yunnan Pu-erh Tea cake made by Foojoy, distributed by Hong Kong Tea Clipper Co. After reading on Happy Herbalist that the it promotes weight loss and helps to lower cholesterol, I have made a point of drinking it and making KT with it. My question is this: how on earth does one get a piece of it off the cake? The box says to break off a 1/2 inch piece but I sure am not strong enough to break this thing. I whittled at it with a knife, tried the cleaver on it and it is very hard to get a piece of the tea off of it. Any advice? Oh and you may or may not remember in one of my first posts, I mentioned that I have brews of KT going that had been brewing for over a month at that point due to lack of time to do anything about it. Well, it's now December and they are still sitting there on the counter, still untouched. I am uncertain but they must have been sitting there for at least 3 1/2 months. I wonder if it is still any good because there are no more fruit flies clustered on top. Here's another interesting thing... I had another batch of it made previously that was too strong to drink straight so I put some of it in an empty hair conditioner bottle and used it as a rinse to make sure all the shampoo is gone when i wash my hair. I emptied that bottle sometime ago and what with one thing and another, forgot to refill it. When i washed my hair the other day, I picked up that bottle and was going to use it, forgetting that it was empty. Only empty it was not. A SCOBY had grown there, no tea, no sugar, just very sour drabs of KT. What gives there? Thank you from the long absent Lang -- Lang annalang@... -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access your email from home and the web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 > Hi , here is a good video on youtube by Cloud showing how to break > up a tea cake. www.youtube.com/watch?v=th86Ge4fFJs Thank you! That is most helpful! > > I used a $2 letter opener to break up tea cakes before I bought a > bamboo puerh knife from my favorite tea shop: www.puerhshop.com Alas! I have no letter opener and the tea shop website says they are sold out of the knives!! But I shall see how I can improvise now I know how to approach it. Thank you so very much. Lang -- Lang annalang@... -- http://www.fastmail.fm - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:03:11 -0000, " happydog611 " > Hi , here is a good video on youtube by Cloud showing how to break > up a tea cake. www.youtube.com/watch?v=th86Ge4fFJs > > I used a $2 letter opener to break up tea cakes before I bought a > bamboo puerh knife from my favorite tea shop: www.puerhshop.com > LOL!! I don;t own a letter opener but I tried to us ethe bioning knife... almost took slit my wrist!! -- Lang annalang@... -- http://www.fastmail.fm - One of many happy users: http://www.fastmail.fm/docs/quotes.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2007 Report Share Posted December 17, 2007 Dear , sorry for all the worrisome troubles, my prayers are with you. I found the little cakes very hard to use for the reasons stated. I found the easiest method of breaking them down to little chunks, was to use a big strong knife that I lay upright on edge, with sharp edge down, then hit it hard with a mallet or hammer. Of course, then the stuff flies everywhere, so if you can do this inside a clear plastic bag or in the sink, it will save that frustration. Once I have some fairly large chuncks, then it is fairly easy to touch-and-release repeatedly the grate or grind button on my VitaMix or a food processer. A little of this trouble goes a long way, so now I order the puer-erh leaves online. My point is, you can manage, just keep working on what you have. You will be surprised when you do get around to opening your ancient KT, it may even be drinkable! But probably, it will be excellent starter and vinegar to use in multiple ways. Keep working on the altitude of your attitude, it is all up to you, this matter of being happy and content with one's life, in all conditions and circumstances. I've had terrible lessons in this for many years. Again and again, merciful Life has taught me the lessons of Love. . . . .. Norma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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