Mead Lovers Digest #0178

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Mead Lover's Digest #178                            Thu 22 July 1993 

 
        Forum for Discussion of Mead Brewing and Consuming 
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Contents: 
  Bergamot ("Larry Lynch-Freshner") 

 
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Date: 21 Jul 1993 09:51:43 -0800 
From: "Larry Lynch-Freshner" <Larry_Lynch-Freshner@taligent.com> 
Subject: Bergamot 

                       Subject:                               Time:9:44 AM 
  OFFICE MEMO          Bergamot                               Date:7/21/93 
My, my, what an interesting discussion.  When I started looking at Earl Gray 
tea boxes, I found a secondary reference to bergamot as 'Prince's Pear' and (I 
think) a reference to it's discovery in the middle east.  Someone else 
mentions it as a type of citrus used as a perfume source.  My encyclopedia 
(Brittanica) mentions the mint, flowers, and citrus under 'Bergamot', but not 
pear (maybe 'Prince's Pear' is an orange?)  I would love to hear where those 
in the tea industry get their bergamot. 

My wife always complains that Earl Gray tastes like soap, and I agree that  
some of the cheaper varieties do.  Maybe the flower is used (in differing 
amounts) or maybe tea makers don't know which to use either... 

 

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