Thread: Tea anyone ??!!

Lunch time seep: SADAF with Rock Sugar

Morning Breakfast: London Fog (Earl Grey, Cream & Vanilla) & Ham, Egg & Cheese on Wheat

Nosey,

I see you using rock sugar. Is it just sugar in chunkier form, or is there more to it than that? I'll use raw un-washed sugar once in a while, it has a slight hint of molasses, and imparts a bit of that to the tea. Which reminds me, I'm running low on it!

Originally Posted by donv

Nosey,

I see you using rock sugar. Is it just sugar in chunkier form, or is there more to it than that?

To me it's not as... Sweet nor does it desolve as fast so it's not over bearing... I do have some brown rock sugar... Looks like little stones, it works great too...

Originally Posted by NoseWarmer

To me it's not as... Sweet nor does it desolve as fast so it's not over bearing... I do have some brown rock sugar... Looks like little stones, it works great too...

Brown rock sugar you say?? Now that perks my interest. Not so much for tea, but in BBQ applications, that gets my fertile mind clicking. I can say no more, I am kicking around starting to do some smoking events this year, don't want to divulge any info to potential competitors. Ha! I wonder, anyone on this board a KCBS member?

Here is a picture of it... The second one is after it gets wet... A nice color to it...

Very interesting........ I see potential.

before work pot of the day some sadaf with Earl grey, as i make my gallon of iced tea for work

Originally Posted by donv

Nosey,

I see you using rock sugar. Is it just sugar in chunkier form, or is there more to it than that? I'll use raw un-washed sugar once in a while, it has a slight hint of molasses, and imparts a bit of that to the tea. Which reminds me, I'm running low on it!

Be careful of "RAW" sugar if you're looking at the "healthier" claims. The majority of it, such as carried at starbucks and other coffee shops, is actually still processed but then has molasses dripped on it to make it appear unwashed and clump.

Originally Posted by Devilpup

Be careful of "RAW" sugar if you're looking at the "healthier" claims. The majority of it, such as carried at starbucks and other coffee shops, is actually still processed but then has molasses dripped on it to make it appear unwashed and clump.

The last raw sugar I picked up was a bag I found in the little store I go to, they usually don't carry it, and it was from C&H. Not the fancy, triple the price, "Sugar in the Raw" stuff. For C&H to receive it raw, process it, then un-process it, well; I guess they could. On one trip to Maui, we had some time to kill waiting for a flight. So the kids and I went to the Alexander & Baldwin sugar museum. If you have the time, kids that will put up with some, not too exciting stuff; it's really neat!! If you want to know the process of growing and making sugar, it's a must do.