Milk First, Last, or Never in Your Tea?

Awhile back I wrote adamantly that, if one uses milk in one’s tea, it should go in first, since it not only keeps those eggshell thin bone china teacups from cracking when the hot tea is poured in but it also assures a more even mixing of tea and milk. Others say it should go …

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In My Cups: Lacquerware

Ever since I was a kid I was intrigued by the beautiful, exotic arts of Japan. I used to go to the library to look through their enormous volume of Hokusai prints, and I never missed a museum exhibition of Japanese arts or crafts. I’ve learned and taught origami, dabbled in Japanese brush painting, and …

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